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Cueva de los Tayos, or the Cave of the Oilbirds, has for decades tantalized fans of the occult, who believe that it contains artifacts of a lost civilization and evidence of extraterrestrial visitors.

Unfortunately, it also has a curse that makes its wielder prone to bloodshed — hence the sword’s ominous nature and why Blade, who comes with a wealth of knowledge about the occult and, umm, blades, would caution Dane against touching it.

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I have zero experience with the occult, unless you count having my fortune read at a local fair as a teenager growing up in Ohio.

Crawbuck arrived with her fascination with history intact and proceeded to delve deeply into drinks history—especially the connection of alcohol with the occult.

“Occult” literally means “hidden from view,” which is why we use it both in astronomy and to refer to secret knowledge.

The people of Ponchatoula were also left wondering if the occult had anything to do with the crimes.

The Nazi Party actually began as an occult fraternity, before it morphed into a political party.

The figures lined his office in Vienna and then in London, adding to the vaguely occult atmosphere in his consulting room.

One engineering school is even promoting a fascinating course on the relationship between the occult and technology.

The Cardinal then hinted, that Wharton had vanished on some occult mission, to circumvent the Italian investiture.

Mrs. Irvin has decided to consult a palmist or a hypnotist or some such occult authority before dining with you this evening.

Recognition of occult hemorrhage has its greatest value in diagnosis of gastric cancer and ulcer.

Superstitious and fatalistic, like so many superior men, she had no sincere belief except in occult sciences.

(b) That Pike has, however, in his lectures added occult matters from these occult Rites.

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On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to occult, such as: concealed, deep, hidden, magic, mystic, and obscure.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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