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noun
The study of the supernatural
Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Broader terms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
noun
A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supernaturalism
History
Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism.
Across languages
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
