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occult

/ˈɒkʌlt/noun

उच्चारण ऑकल्ट

तंत्र-मंत्र, जादू-टोना, गुप्त विद्या

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noun
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    [sing.] the ~

    secret magic powers and activities

    तंत्र-मंत्र, जादू-टोना, गुप्त विद्या

    • He claims to know the secrets of the occult.
    • The old book was full of strange tales of the occult and black magic.
    • The film is based on tales of the occult.
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    • He studied the history of the occult as a hobby.
    • Stories of the occult fascinated the village children.

    Synonyms the supernatural black magic sorcery witchcraft the paranormal

adjective
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    [only before noun]

    connected with magic powers and things that cannot be explained by reason or science

    गुप्त, तांत्रिक, रहस्यमय

    • occult practices
    • occult powers
    • The shop sells books on occult subjects.
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    • He read about occult beliefs from the Middle Ages.
    • The professor gave a lecture on occult symbols in art.

    Synonyms supernatural magical mystical esoteric arcane

    Opposite natural scientific rational

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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oc·cult

Double c and -ult (not 'ocult'); from the Latin for 'hidden'.

दो c और अंत में -ult ('ocult' गलत है); Latin में 'छिपा हुआ' से।

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Keep the magic words together: occult (secret magic), sorcery and witchcraft (using evil spirits), necromancy (talking to the dead), superstition (irrational belief).

जादू के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: occult (गुप्त जादू), sorcery और witchcraft (बुरी आत्माओं का प्रयोग), necromancy (मृतकों से बात), superstition (तर्कहीन विश्वास)।

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General knowledge

Maharashtra and Karnataka have laws against black magic and superstitious practices.

महाराष्ट्र और कर्नाटक में काला जादू और अंधविश्वासी प्रथाओं के विरुद्ध कानून हैं।