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noun
A person who practises or studies occultism; a practitioner of, or person learned in, the occult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee, enchantress, witch, psychic, sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist
History
Etymology tree Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English occultist From occult + -ist.
Across languages
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