Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to occultism; characteristic of, or characterized by, occultism.
- noun One who believes or is versed in occultism; an initiate in the occult sciences; a mystic or esoterist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An adherent of occultism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
dabbles in orpractises occultism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
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Examples
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I will now explain how this "occultist" gave these various billet tests.
The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910
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He was the American founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan, a writer, occultist, and musician (of course he was …).
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Mr. Richardson, the 60-year-old founder and creator-in-chief of Dark Horse Comics, had a dream last year in which someone pointed at him and said, "You will do the occultist."
The Man Behind 'The Mask' Nancy Keates 2011
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Still, I'm struck by Foster's conclusion:As a Witch, as a Pagan and as an occultist, I see nothing of the occult in this.
Did Ariz. shooting suspect have occult shrine or left over Halloween decor? 2011
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Mr. Richardson, the 60-year-old founder and creator-in-chief of Dark Horse Comics, had a dream last year in which someone pointed at him and said, "You will do the occultist."
The Man Behind 'The Mask' Nancy Keates 2011
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I say again: Kepler was a mystic; Newton was an occultist.
Bukiet on Brooklyn Books Hal Duncan 2009
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Speculation rages online that one of these Three Initiates was a twentieth-century magician, occultist, and writer named Paul Foster Case.
Boing Boing 2009
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On the history side, it's got John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, British cavalry commander Banastre Tarleton, the famous occultist Countess Cagliostro, the crazy and charismatic Lord Gordon, and King George III.
The Trilogy Is Complete! gregvaneekhout 2009
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Chicago was a great city for a budding occultist in the early twentieth century.
Boing Boing 2009
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STRANGE GIRL begins ten years after the Rapture, when a beautiful occultist and her pet demon embark on a road trip to the last open gateway to heaven, in hopes of befriending God and escaping hell on earth.
Strange Girl gets collected in January | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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