Occult

(noun.) supernatural practices and techniques; 'he is a student of the occult'.

(verb.) hide from view; 'The lids were occulting her eyes'.

(verb.) become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; 'The beam of light occults every so often'.

(adj.) hidden and difficult to see; 'an occult fracture'; 'occult blood in the stool' .

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• This consolation principally consists in their invention of the words: faculty and occult quality. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• He wanted to know for himself how things went, why for some occult reason a little change was necessary, what improvement could be made in the material. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He looked as if he suspected me of some occult medical design on Miss Verinder! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• With an almost occult carefulness he turned the door handle, and opened the door an inch. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The Reindeer Men's drawings are fearless familiar things, with no hint about them of any religious or occult feelings. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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