Occult (disambiguation)

Occult (disambiguation)

Occult refers to secret or hidden knowledge, usually of a mystical nature.

Occult may also refer to:

  • Occultists, occult practitioners: List of occultists
  • "The occulation", in Shia Islam the name given to the disappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi
  • Occultation, in astronomy, referring to the event in which one celestial body passes in front of another, blocking it from view
  • Social occultation, in sociology, referring to selective ignoring of a social group or their issues
  • Doctor Occult, in DC Comics a magic-using detective character
  • Fecal occult blood, in medicine, a term for blood present in the feces that is not visibly apparent
  • Occulting light, a characteristic light in coastal navigation and pilotage, which has its light illuminated for longer periods than not illuminated

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