occultism

Noun

Meaning

A certain Oriental system of theosophy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alchemy magic astrology mysticism divination sorcery witchcraft spiritualism necromancy supernaturalism thaumaturgy black magic theurgy gnosticism voodoo
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Antonyms

science standard repulsion accuracy authenticity honesty
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Hypernyms

field study subject discipline bailiwick supernaturalism

Examples

Although Ellefson considers the album as a solid debut release, he wanted some of the songs to be recorded in slower tempo.sfn The album explores gloomy lyrical subjects such as death, violence, and occultism. Source: Internet

Based on his research into the modern German occult revival (1890–1910), Goodrick-Clarke puts forward a thesis on the driving force behind occultism. Source: Internet

Crowley, at the height of a lifetime's work dedicated to occultism, engaged the artist Lady Frieda Harris to paint the cards for the deck according to his specifications. Source: Internet

His interest in occultism led Pessoa to correspond with Aleister Crowley and later helped him to elaborate a fake suicide, when Crowley visited Portugal in 1930. citation. Source: Internet

From the scientific perspective, occultism is regarded as unscientific as it does not make use of the standard scientific method to obtain facts. Source: Internet

However, some Christians object that The Chronicles promote "soft-sell paganism and occultism" due to recurring pagan imagery and themes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

occultically occulting occulting light occultist occultistic occultive