occultist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈkʌltɪst/
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.
Meanings
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A person who practises or studies occultism; a practitioner of, or person learned in, the occult.
In the early 1930s, he fell under the spell of a wife-beating, alcoholic, Austrian occultist called Karl Maria Wiligut and a Dutch prehistorian called Herman Wirth, whose views further fed his fantastical illusions.
2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 46:Albertus Magnus, the thirteenth century philosopher and occultist, states that coriander, valerian, and violet are love producing herbs.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| occultists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (14)
ca ocultista (person who practises occultism) · tl dalub-alimuwang (person who practises occultism) · fr occultiste (person who practises occultism) · it occultista (person who practises occultism) · pt ocultista (person who practises occultism) · pl okultystka (person who practises occultism) · de Okkultistin (person who practises occultism) · sv ockultist (person who practises occultism) · gl ocultista (person who practises occultism) · es ocultista (person who practises occultism) · he יִדְּעוֹנִי (person who practises occultism) · de Okkultist (person who practises occultism) · pl okultysta (person who practises occultism) · ru оккульти́ст (person who practises occultism)