Occult vs Magick - What's the difference?
occult | magick |
(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.
(Wicca, Neopaganism and witchcraft) Core component of the mystical system of Thelema by . (The spelling with the terminal "k" was repopularized in the first half of the 20th century by Aleister Crowley.)
(neologism) Actual magic or sorcery within fiction or real life, as opposed to illusion or "stage magic".
As nouns the difference between occult and magick
is that occult is supernatural affairs while magick is .As a verb occult
is (astronomy) to cover or hide from view.As an adjective occult
is (lb) secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.occult
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Verb
(en verb)- The earth occults the moon during a lunar eclipse.