Occult vs Incomprehensible - What's the difference?
occult | incomprehensible | Related terms |
(astronomy) To cover or hide from view.
(rare) To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.
(lb) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected
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*(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.
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*: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."
Supernatural affairs.
Impossible or very difficult to understand.
* Greg Bear, Heads , 1990
* Mark Twain, Letters From The Earth , 1938
Occult is a related term of incomprehensible.
As adjectives the difference between occult and incomprehensible
is that occult is (lb) secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected while incomprehensible is incomprehensible.As a verb occult
is (astronomy) to cover or hide from view.As a noun occult
is supernatural affairs.occult
English
Verb
(en verb)- The earth occults the moon during a lunar eclipse.
Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* occult lineNoun
(-)incomprehensible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He shook his head. 'It's not only undefined, it's incomprehensible. Even the QL is befuddled by it and can't give me straight answers.'
- But this inference, which is supported by the opening of Book I, renders incomprehensible the note "and I have finished writing this," which is included within the dream.