The Clue
Secret (6 letter answer)
The Answer
OCCULT
Tags
Notes
The answer OCCULT is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cabalistic
Mysterious
Supernatural
Alchemical, astrological, etc.
Understood by few
Alternative bookstore section
Like a happy medium?
Like arts taught at Hogwarts
Definition
OCCULT as a noun:
1. (supernatural, occult) = supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
2. (occult, occult arts) = supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"
OCCULT as a verb:
1. (eclipse, occult) = cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
2. become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
3. hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"
OCCULT as an adjective:
1. hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
2. (mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic) = having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"