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Occult (disambiguation)
The word
occult
describes secret or hidden
knowledge
, usually of a
mystical
nature. Occult practises are often described as
occultism
. Practicioners are called
Occultists
. See also
Western mystery tradition
.
In
astronomy
,
occultation
refers to the event in which one
celestial body
passes in front of another, blocking it from view.
In
Islam
,
the occulation
is the name given to the disappearance of the Twelfth Imam .
In
DC Comics
,
Doctor Occult
is a magic-using detective character.
In
medicine
,
fecal occult blood
is a term for
blood
present in the
feces
that is not visibly apparent.
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