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occultism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cultism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the supernatural

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

occultisms (plural)

Questions

What does occultism mean?
The study of the supernatural
Where does occultism come from?
Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism.

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