what does occult mean
Occult Definition. The word 'occult' comes from a Latin word for 'hidden.' It is a collection of beliefs and practices founded on the premise that humans can tap into a supernatural world.
Occultism is the study of occult practices, including (but not limited to) magic, alchemy, extra-sensory perception, astrology, spiritualism, religion, and divination.ccult qualities are properties that have no known rational explanation; in the Middle Ages, for example, magnetism was considered an occult quality. Newton's contemporaries severely criticized his theory that gravity was effected through action at a distance, as occult.