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Benight vs Occult - What's the difference?

benight | occult |

As verbs the difference between benight and occult

is that benight is (label) to overtake with night while occult is (astronomy) to cover or hide from view.

As an adjective occult is

(lb) secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.

As a noun occult is

supernatural affairs.

benight

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (label) To overtake with night.
  • (label) (of a traveller etc) To be caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination
  • (label) To darken
  • * 1922 XXV, lines 13-14
    • The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning;
    Their fighters drink the rivers up, their shafts benight the air.

    Derived terms

    * benighted * benighter * benightment

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    occult

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (astronomy) To cover or hide from view.
    • The earth occults the moon during a lunar eclipse.
  • (rare) To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected
  • :
  • *(Isaac Taylor) (1787–1865)
  • *:It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to escape observation.
  • Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
  • Esoteric.
  • *
  • *:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ ("I never) understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

    • Derived terms

    * occult line

    Noun

    (-)
  • Supernatural affairs.

    • Related terms

    * occultation