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Inviolable vs Occult - What's the difference?

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Inviolable is a related term of occult.


As adjectives the difference between inviolable and occult

is that inviolable is not violable; not to be infringed while occult is (lb) secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.

As a verb occult is

(astronomy) to cover or hide from view.

As a noun occult is

supernatural affairs.

inviolable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not violable; not to be infringed.
  • Not susceptible of violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
  • Incapable of being injured or invaded.
  • Derived terms

    * inviolability * inviolableness * inviolably

    Synonyms

    * (not violable) unbreakable, unbreachable * (not susceptible of being profaned) holy, sacred, sacrosanct * (incapable of being injured or invaded) invincible, unassailable

    Antonyms

    * (not violable) incompliable (incapable of being complied''); violable, breakable (''capable of being violated ) * (not susceptible of being profaned) violable * (incapable of being injured or invaded) invadable

    References

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    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.