Meanings
nounoccultism (countable and uncountable, plural occultisms)
plural occultisms
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe study of the supernatural
- countableuncountableA belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them
Origin
- Frenchoccultisme
- Englishoccultism
Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ocultisme
- ocultismestudy of the supernatural
Chinese Mandarin 神秘主義 /神秘主义, 神秘學 /神秘学
- 神秘主義 /神秘主义 (shénmìzhǔyì)study of the supernatural
- 神秘學 /神秘学 (shénmìxué)study of the supernatural
Czech okultismus
- okultismusstudy of the supernatural
Estonian okultism
- okultismstudy of the supernatural
Finnish salatiede, okkultismi
- salatiedestudy of the supernatural
- okkultismistudy of the supernatural
- rajatietostudy of the supernatural
- salatiedebelief in occult powers
- okkultismibelief in occult powers
French occultisme
- occultismestudy of the supernatural
German Okkultismus
- Okkultismusstudy of the supernatural
Greek αποκρυφισμός
- αποκρυφισμός (apokryfismós)study of the supernatural
Irish asarlaíocht
- asarlaíochtstudy of the supernatural
Italian occultismo
- occultismostudy of the supernatural
Japanese オカルティズム
- オカルティズム (okarutizumu)study of the supernatural
Polish okultyzm, okultyzm
- okultyzmstudy of the supernatural
- okultyzmbelief in occult powers
Portuguese ocultismo
- ocultismostudy of the supernatural
Russian оккульти́зм, оккульти́зм
- оккульти́зм (okkulʹtízm)study of the supernatural
- оккульти́зм (okkulʹtízm)belief in occult powers
Spanish ocultismo, ocultismo
- ocultismostudy of the supernatural
- ocultismobelief in occult powers
Tagalog alimuwang
- alimuwangstudy of the supernatural
Cite this entry
APA
occultism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occultism
MLA
“occultism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occultism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occultism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occultism.
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