OCCULT SCIENCES

  

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OCCULT SCIENCES

Definition: OCCULT SCIENCES

OCCULT SCIENCES

1. Those sciences of the Middle Ages which related to the supposed action or influence of occult qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Specialty Definition: OCCULT SCIENCES

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Literature

Occult Sciences Magic, alchemy, and astrology; so called because they were occult or mysteries (secrets). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: OCCULT SCIENCES

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Sorcery

Noun: sorcery; occult art, occult sciences; magic, the black art, necromancy, theurgy, thaumaturgy; demonology, demonomy, demonship; diablerie, bedevilment; witchcraft, witchery; glamor; fetishism, fetichism, feticism; ghost dance, hoodoo; obi, obiism; voodoo, voodooism; Shamanism, vampirism; conjuration; bewitchery, exorcism, enchantment, mysticism, second sight, mesmerism, animal magnetism; od force, odylic force; electrobiology, clairvoyance; spiritualism, spirit rapping, table turning.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Commercial Usage: OCCULT SCIENCES

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Books

  • Bibliotheca Rosicruciana: A Catalogue Raisonne of Works on the Occult Sciences (reference)

  • Bibliotheca Magica Et Pneumatica/Dictionary of Magic and Pneumatics: Occult Sciences - Folklore (reference)

  • Encyclopaedia of Occultism: A Compendium of Information on the Occult Sciences, Occult Personalities, Psychic Science, Magic, Demonology, Spiritism.. (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: OCCULT SCIENCES

Language Translations for "OCCULT SCIENCES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Finnish

  

salatieteet, salatie. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

occultay iencesscay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: OCCULT SCIENCES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-c-c-e-e-i-l-n-o-s-s-t-u"

-4 letters: scolecites, selections.

-5 letters: concisest, countless, eclectics, elections, esculents, lucencies, scolecite, seclusion, seicentos, selection.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams 		5. Bibliography


  

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