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occultist

/əˈkʌltɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cultist
IPA
/əˈkʌltɪst/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who practises or studies occultism; a practitioner of, or person learned in, the occult.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English occultist From occult + -ist.

Inflected Forms

occultists (plural)

Derived Forms

occultistic

Questions

How do you pronounce occultist?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkʌltɪst/.
What does occultist mean?
A person who practises or studies occultism; a practitioner of, or person learned in, the occult.
Where does occultist come from?
Etymology tree Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English occultist From occult + -ist.

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