The greatest delight the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. From LearnThat.org. [Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist and lecturer.]
An occult fracture. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He is a student of the occult. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Astronomers refer to this phenomenon as an "occultation," taken from the Latin word occultÄre, which means "to conceal.". From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
The word occult means a science that cannot be proven. From Wordnik.com. [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference
Mention the word occult and Dubbs automatically assumes Satanism is involved. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Lowdown: The occult is a grace note in this cynical whodunit, juicy with periodic detail. From Wordnik.com. [EW Reviews Fantasy] Reference
Even nowadays, the following injunction may be found in occult schools: “know, dare, do, and be silent.”. From Wordnik.com. [Hand Signed | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Although the theme of enlightenment vs. occult is ... okay, there I go, being too close to the material again. From Wordnik.com. [Traitor to the Crown] Reference
The arcanum "could have happened", basically, if we believe in occult systems which transcend the laws of nature. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on Strange Fiction: Seams] Reference
I have studied aspects of the Masons and other so-called occult organizations. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
By 1921 he wrote, “It no longer seems possible to brush aside the study of so-called occult facts.”. From Wordnik.com. [ENTANGLED MINDS] Reference
But one of my most fascinating aspects of the occult is the study magick as taught by Aleister Crowley. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference
For some at Ohio State, the occult is a field of academic interest, but for some students it is a way of life. From Wordnik.com. [Ohio State: Higher Education's Hogwarts?] Reference
In the arena of the occult was the conflict on between such forces as move constellations and give birth to worlds. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming of the King] Reference
Persian dealer in precious gems, but esoterically an adept in the mysteries of what has been called occult Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in Literature and History] Reference
Amid his manifold interests, Fenimore Cooper at one time amused himself in the study of the so-called occult sciences. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Cooperstown] Reference
Such cases are known as occult spavin and may be present for months before any external changes in structure are observable. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
If stories about monkeys solving mysteries of the occult are your thing than this would probably be #1 on your own top 5 list. From Wordnik.com. [YesButNoButYes: Wednesday is New Comics Day] Reference
For what are called occult and specific properties, or sympathies and antipathies, are in great part corruptions of philosophy. From Wordnik.com. [The New Organon] Reference
Michael's whole scheme ought to be discouraged; his belief in the occult was a thing to be suppressed; it was dangerous and unhealthy. From Wordnik.com. [There was a King in Egypt] Reference
In heretical or 'occult' traditions they are called 'grimoires'. From Wordnik.com. [Frequently Asked Questions about the Work on the Nrcromonicon Version 1.2 by Kendrick Kerwin Chua] Reference
As for occult power, 'occult' simply means 'hidden', or 'secret'. From Wordnik.com. [The Watcher: The New Zealand Voice of the Left Hand Path #8] Reference
A literary character, as well as me occult, that is quite its own. From Wordnik.com. [The Square of Sevens An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy with a Prefatory Note] Reference
As for "occult," the word is meaningless until we make sure how we're using it. From Wordnik.com. [The Sci Fi Catholic on The Golden Compass] Reference
'One of the young uniformed kids thought there might be some kind of occult tie-in.'. From Wordnik.com. [Hide And Seek]
It's beginning to seem to me like your definition of 'occult' is more mundane than you originally lead me to believe. From Wordnik.com. [Posthuman Blues] Reference
(So if you are Catholic and still reading this, you might wish to step away, lest you risk "occult" excommunication.). From Wordnik.com. [Michele Somerville: Female Priests: As Sinful as Pedophiles?] Reference
My breast cancer was "occult", meaning that it was entirely undetectable via mammogram, even after it had been diagnosed. From Wordnik.com. [Lauren Cahn: Newsflash: Breast Cancer Sucks, and You Can Die From It] Reference
Though as a side note to some comments above such as occult or not, it is not for Christians to ban Harry Potter for such things. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - He-Man is a threat to….god?] Reference
Waste your life if you will, pouring over 'occult' books, absorbing correspondences, standing in basements and shouting out silly names!. From Wordnik.com. [The Watcher: The New Zealand Voice of the Left Hand Path #10] Reference
Taken to its logical extreme, "biological telepresence" offers an expansive -- if tentative -- explanation for myriad "occult" phenomena. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
You missed the movement seen best in publishing from the "occult" to "NewAge" to "Mind/Body" as this thinking has advanced in our culture. From Wordnik.com. [If you were getting married, would you want a wedding?] Reference
All my interests such as occult science, miracles, god, religion, science, art got consumed in this goal. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
This was also a part of my study, which included areas such as occult powers, miracles and other esoteric things. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The "occult" sources of King Lear are a popular tale attached to legendary "history" and a story in Sidney's Arcadia. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare, Bacon, and the Great Unknown] Reference
So also with all those imaginary lines which conduct the eye to the various vanishing points, and which the old writers called 'occult'. From Wordnik.com. [The Theory and Practice of Perspective] Reference
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