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occult
hidden from ordinary view or knowledge
Synonyms
- concealed
- covert
- secret
Antonyms
- evident
- open
- revealed
occult in a sentence
The investigation exposed the occult influence of private donors on the vote.
Historians traced the reform to an occult circle of advisers absent from official records.
Where it comes from
From Latin occultus, meaning 'hidden or secret.'
Memory hook
OCCULT sounds like 'a cult': a secret group keeps its affairs occult.
Read it in context
- The Clockmaker's Fever Narrative