occult definition

1. supernatural practices and techniques
• examples: he is a student of the occult
2. become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
• examples: The beam of light occults every so often
3. hide from view
• examples: The lids were occulting her eyes
4. hidden and difficult to see
• examples: an occult fracture
• examples: occult blood in the stool