Definition of Occult arts

1. Noun. Supernatural practices and techniques. "He is a student of the occult"

Exact synonyms: Occult
Generic synonyms: Pattern, Practice
Derivative terms: Occult

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occult Arts

occlusive
occlusive dressing
occlusive dressings
occlusive ileus
occlusive meningitis
occlusives
occlusivity
occlusometer
occlusometers
occlusor
occlusors
occular
occulent
occulomotor nerve
occult
occult arts (current term)
occult bleeding
occult blood
occult border of nail
occult carcinoma
occult fracture
occult hydrocephalus
occultation
occultations
occulted
occulter
occulters
occultic
occulting
occulting light

Literary usage of Occult arts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages by Henry Charles Lea (1888)
"SORCERY AND occult arts. FEW things are so indestructible as a superstitious belief once fairly implanted in human credulity. It passes from one race to ..."

2. Studies in Occultism: A Series of Reprints from the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Aryan Theosophical Press (1910)
"... THE occult arts " I oft have heard, but ne'er believed till now, There are, who can by potent magic spells Bend to their crooked purpose Nature's laws. ..."

3. The Theosophist by Theosophical Society (Madras, India) (1898)
"Occultism can be divided into theory and practice, but, is carefully distinguished from the so-called " occult arts" and from " Magic. ..."

4. Extracts from the Va︢han, Including Answers by Sarah Corbett, Annie Wood Besant (1904)
"1 DIVISION LXXV THE occult arts QUESTION 301. What is the attitude of Theosophy to astrology ? (1898.) GRSM—As THE VAHAN knows no one who has the authority ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Occult arts on Dictionary.com!Search for Occult arts on Thesaurus.com!Search for Occult arts on Google!Search for Occult arts on Wikipedia!

Search