Occult (disambiguation)

The word occult describes secret or hidden knowledge, usually of a mystical nature. Occult practises are often described as occultism. Practicioners are called Occultists. See also Western mystery tradition.
In astronomy, occultation refers to the event in which one celestial body passes in front of another, blocking it from view.
In Islam, the occulation is the name given to the disappearance of the Twelfth Imam .
In DC Comics, Doctor Occult is a magic-using detective character.
In medicine, fecal occult blood is a term for blood present in the feces that is not visibly apparent.

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