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oc·cult·ism

(ə-kŭl′tĭz′əm, ŏk′ŭl-)

The belief in and study of hidden supernatural powers, especially with the aim of bringing them under human control.

oc·cult′ist n.

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occultism

(ˈɒkʌlˌtɪzəm)

(Alternative Belief Systems) belief in and the study and practice of magic, astrology, etc

ˈoccultist n, adj

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oc•cult•ism

(əˈkʌl tɪz əm)

n.

1. belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.

2. the study or practice of occult arts.

[1880–85]

oc•cult′ist, n., adj.

occultism

a belief that certain secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies exist and that human beings may communicate with them or have their assistance. — occultist, n., adj.

occultism

noun black magic, magic, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery, the black arts, necromancy, diabolism, theurgy, supernaturalism the revival of interest in occultism and practical magic

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Translations

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occultisme

okultizam

ocultismo

occultism

[ˈɒkəltɪzəm] N → ocultismo m

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occultism

n → Okkultismus m

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occultism

[ˈɒkʌlˌtɪz/əm] n → occultismo

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Dunwich: A Novel

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The reader struggles with Kant around the purgatorial mount, meeting a familiar cast of intellectual characters on the way: breaking bread with Leibniz, Wolff, and Newton, as well as fleeing in horror from Swedenborg's occultism. This device proves more than pedagogically useful, revealing to the reader an existential passion animating Kant's theological journey akin to Dante's longing for paradise.

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Noun	1.	occultism - the study of the supernatural discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
	2.	occultism - a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control supernaturalism - a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding