occultist

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
“
The chief aim of the occultist is therefore to so control himself as to be able to regulate his future states, and thereby gradually shorten the duration of his Devachanic existence between two incarnations.

View all »
Definitions (3)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (1)

  1. One who believes or is versed in occultism; an initiate in the occult sciences; a mystic or esoterist. This celebrated ancient magical work, the foundation and fountain-head of much of the ceremonial magic of the mediæval occultists, has never before been printed in English. The Academy, Sept. 22, 1888, p. 190.

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (1)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • “I'll get to work reviving Father Bray You have made a wise decision, worthless mortal,” commended the one who was probably Shug Ngryz I took a couple of steps in the direction of the still unconscious occultist, then faked a sprawling fall over the tipped clawfoot table Regaining my balance, flapping my arms to maintain it, I went staggering beyond Bray and bumped into another of the parlor's many clawfoot tables. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 03 - March 2007 (v1.0)
  • There are some artists who live through their artwork, and then there are some, like avant-garde film director, occultist, and scandalmaker Kenneth Anger, who simply are art. —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • According to the the 19th century occultist Collin de Plancy's
  • Pike's right-hand man was Phileas Walder, from Switzerland, who was a former Lutheran minister, a Masonic leader, occultist, and spiritualist.
  • 'Schreck a widely accepted occultist authority, lends credibility and a palpable enthusiasm to the release, boasting both sound scholarly approach and aficionado's flare.' —  AvaxHome RSS:
More examples »
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 26 times.

stop updating
On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.

Charts
frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about twice a year.

Recently looked up

judicious · Nam · inculcate · suspiration · visitar

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

wub wub · merch · these grunts every eight hours · haul it off to our darkest dungeon · send for a doctor