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occult
(mass) | occult
- okultný, skrytý |
occult
(encz) | occult,okultní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
occult
(encz) | occult,přístupný jenom zasvěceným adj: m@n |
occult
(encz) | occult,skrytý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Occult
(gcide) | Occult \Oc*cult"\, v. t.
To eclipse; to hide from sight.
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Occult
(gcide) | Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover
up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob. akin to E. hell: cf.
F. occulte.]
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret;
concealed; unknown.
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It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its
advances as to escape observation. --I. Taylor.
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Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the
construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in
the finished plan.
Occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were
observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive
agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.
Occult sciences, those sciences of the Middle Ages which
related to the supposed action or influence of occult
qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,
necromancy, and astrology.
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occult
(wn) | occult
adj 1: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture";
"occult blood in the stool"
2: 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" [syn: mysterious,
mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
n 1: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively;
"She doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn:
supernatural, occult]
2: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of
the occult" [syn: occult, occult arts]
v 1: 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" [syn: eclipse,
occult]
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" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
occult
(mass) | occult
- okultný, skrytý |
faecal occult test
(encz) | faecal occult test, n: |
fecal occult test
(encz) | fecal occult test, n: |
occult
(encz) | occult,okultní adj: Zdeněk Brožoccult,přístupný jenom zasvěceným adj: m@noccult,skrytý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
occult arts
(encz) | occult arts, n: |
occultation
(encz) | occultation,zákryt n: [astr.] Tolda |
occultism
(encz) | occultism,okultismus n: Zdeněk Brožoccultism,okultizmus n: Zdeněk Brož |
occultist
(encz) | occultist, n: |
occults
(encz) | occults,zákryt n: [astr.] jednoho tělesa druhým web |
Circle of perpetual occultation
(gcide) | Occultation \Oc`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.
occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf. F. occultation. See
Occult.]
1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the
intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; --
applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the
moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by
their primaries.
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2. (Fig.:) The state of being occult.
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The reappearance of such an author after those long
periods of occultation. --Jeffrey.
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Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle.
[1913 Webster]Perpetual \Per*pet"u*al\, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp['e]tuel,
fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout,
continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]
Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time;
unfailing; everlasting; continuous.
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Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak.
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Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. --Milton.
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Circle of perpetual apparition, or {Circle of perpetual
occultation}. See under Circle.
Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be
adjusted for any month or year.
Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the
tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed.
--Blackstone.
Perpetual motion. See under Motion.
Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.
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Syn: Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant;
constant; eternal. See Constant.
[1913 Webster]Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L.
circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,
akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. Circus,
Circum-.]
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1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its
circumference, every part of which is equally distant from
a point within it, called the center.
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2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a
ring.
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3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb
of which consists of an entire circle.
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Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is
called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope
on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a
meridian circle or transit circle; when involving
the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a
reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an
angle several times continuously along the graduated
limb, a repeating circle.
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4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.
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It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.
--Is. xi. 22.
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5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.
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In the circle of this forest. --Shak.
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6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a
central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a
class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
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As his name gradually became known, the circle of
his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay.
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7. A circular group of persons; a ring.
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8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
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Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.
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9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved
statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive
reasoning.
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That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,
that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body
descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches
nothing. --Glanvill.
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10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]
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Has he given the lie,
In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J.
Fletcher.
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11. A territorial division or district.
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Note:
The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were
those principalities or provinces which had seats in the
German Diet.
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Azimuth circle. See under Azimuth.
Circle of altitude (Astron.), a circle parallel to the
horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve
(Below).
Circle of declination. See under Declination.
Circle of latitude.
(a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane
of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.
(b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere
whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.
Circles of longitude, lesser circles parallel to the
ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.
Circle of perpetual apparition, at any given place, the
boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within
which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is
equal to the latitude of the place.
Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the
boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within
which the stars never rise.
Circle of the sphere, a circle upon the surface of the
sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes
through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a
small circle.
Diurnal circle. See under Diurnal.
Dress circle, a gallery in a theater, generally the one
containing the prominent and more expensive seats.
Druidical circles (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain
ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly
arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.
Family circle, a gallery in a theater, usually one
containing inexpensive seats.
Horary circles (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the
hours.
Osculating circle of a curve (Geom.), the circle which
touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to
the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any
other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the
curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called
circle of curvature.
Pitch circle. See under Pitch.
Vertical circle, an azimuth circle.
Voltaic circuit or Voltaic circle. See under Circuit.
To square the circle. See under Square.
Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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Occult line
(gcide) | Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover
up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob. akin to E. hell: cf.
F. occulte.]
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret;
concealed; unknown.
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It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its
advances as to escape observation. --I. Taylor.
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Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the
construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in
the finished plan.
Occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were
observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive
agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.
Occult sciences, those sciences of the Middle Ages which
related to the supposed action or influence of occult
qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,
necromancy, and astrology.
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Occult qualities
(gcide) | Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover
up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob. akin to E. hell: cf.
F. occulte.]
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret;
concealed; unknown.
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It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its
advances as to escape observation. --I. Taylor.
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Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the
construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in
the finished plan.
Occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were
observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive
agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.
Occult sciences, those sciences of the Middle Ages which
related to the supposed action or influence of occult
qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,
necromancy, and astrology.
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Occult sciences
(gcide) | Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover
up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob. akin to E. hell: cf.
F. occulte.]
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret;
concealed; unknown.
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It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its
advances as to escape observation. --I. Taylor.
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Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the
construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in
the finished plan.
Occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were
observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive
agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.
Occult sciences, those sciences of the Middle Ages which
related to the supposed action or influence of occult
qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,
necromancy, and astrology.
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Occultation
(gcide) | Occultation \Oc`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.
occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf. F. occultation. See
Occult.]
1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the
intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; --
applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the
moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by
their primaries.
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2. (Fig.:) The state of being occult.
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The reappearance of such an author after those long
periods of occultation. --Jeffrey.
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Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle.
[1913 Webster]Eclipse \E*clipse"\ ([-e]*kl[i^]ps"), n. [F. ['e]clipse, L.
eclipsis, fr. Gr. 'e`kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing,
fr. 'eklei`pein to leave out, forsake; 'ek out + lei`pein to
leave. See Ex-, and Loan.]
1. (Astron.) An interception or obscuration of the light of
the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention
of some other body, either between it and the eye, or
between the luminous body and that illuminated by it. A
lunar eclipse is caused by the moon passing through the
earth's shadow; a solar eclipse, by the moon coming
between the sun and the observer. A satellite is eclipsed
by entering the shadow of its primary. The obscuration of
a planet or star by the moon or a planet, though of the
nature of an eclipse, is called an occultation. The
eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus
is called a transit of the planet.
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Note: In ancient times, eclipses were, and among
unenlightened people they still are, superstitiously
regarded as forerunners of evil fortune, a sentiment of
which occasional use is made in literature.
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That fatal and perfidious bark,
Built in the eclipse, and rigged with curses
dark. --Milton.
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2. The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light,
brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.;
obscuration; gloom; darkness.
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All the posterity of our fist parents suffered a
perpetual eclipse of spiritual life. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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As in the soft and sweet eclipse,
When soul meets soul on lovers' lips. --Shelley.
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Annular eclipse. (Astron.) See under Annular.
Cycle of eclipses. See under Cycle.
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occultation
(gcide) | Occultation \Oc`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.
occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf. F. occultation. See
Occult.]
1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the
intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; --
applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the
moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by
their primaries.
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2. (Fig.:) The state of being occult.
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The reappearance of such an author after those long
periods of occultation. --Jeffrey.
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Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle.
[1913 Webster]Eclipse \E*clipse"\ ([-e]*kl[i^]ps"), n. [F. ['e]clipse, L.
eclipsis, fr. Gr. 'e`kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing,
fr. 'eklei`pein to leave out, forsake; 'ek out + lei`pein to
leave. See Ex-, and Loan.]
1. (Astron.) An interception or obscuration of the light of
the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention
of some other body, either between it and the eye, or
between the luminous body and that illuminated by it. A
lunar eclipse is caused by the moon passing through the
earth's shadow; a solar eclipse, by the moon coming
between the sun and the observer. A satellite is eclipsed
by entering the shadow of its primary. The obscuration of
a planet or star by the moon or a planet, though of the
nature of an eclipse, is called an occultation. The
eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus
is called a transit of the planet.
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Note: In ancient times, eclipses were, and among
unenlightened people they still are, superstitiously
regarded as forerunners of evil fortune, a sentiment of
which occasional use is made in literature.
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That fatal and perfidious bark,
Built in the eclipse, and rigged with curses
dark. --Milton.
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2. The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light,
brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.;
obscuration; gloom; darkness.
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All the posterity of our fist parents suffered a
perpetual eclipse of spiritual life. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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As in the soft and sweet eclipse,
When soul meets soul on lovers' lips. --Shelley.
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Annular eclipse. (Astron.) See under Annular.
Cycle of eclipses. See under Cycle.
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Occulted
(gcide) | Occulted \Oc*cult"ed\, a.
1. Hidden; secret. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. (Astron.) Concealed by the intervention of some other
heavenly body, as a star by the moon.
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Occulting
(gcide) | Occulting \Oc*cult"ing\, n.
Same as Occultation.
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Occultism
(gcide) | Occultism \Oc*cult"ism\, n.
1. A certain Oriental system of theosophy. --A. P. Sinnett.
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2. Belief in occult powers or in supernatural forces other
than the God of traditional religions, such as in magic,
necromancy, alchemy, and astrology.
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3. The study and alleged use of supernatural agencies as in
magic, astrology, witchcraft, alchemy, necromancy,
spiritualism (communication with the dead), and
fortune-telling.
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Occultist
(gcide) | Occultist \Oc*cult"ist\, n.
An adherent of occultism.
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Occultly
(gcide) | Occultly \Oc*cult"ly\, adv.
In an occult manner.
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Occultness
(gcide) | Occultness \Oc*cult"ness\, n.
State or quality of being occult.
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faecal occult test
(wn) | faecal occult test
n 1: a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of
your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to
detect colorectal cancers [syn: fecal occult test,
faecal occult test, stool test] |
fecal occult test
(wn) | fecal occult test
n 1: a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of
your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to
detect colorectal cancers [syn: fecal occult test,
faecal occult test, stool test] |
occult
(wn) | occult
adj 1: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture";
"occult blood in the stool"
2: 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" [syn: mysterious,
mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
n 1: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively;
"She doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn:
supernatural, occult]
2: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of
the occult" [syn: occult, occult arts]
v 1: 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" [syn: eclipse,
occult]
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 arts
(wn) | occult arts
n 1: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of
the occult" [syn: occult, occult arts] |
occultation
(wn) | occultation
n 1: one celestial body obscures another [syn: eclipse,
occultation] |
occultism
(wn) | occultism
n 1: the study of the supernatural
2: a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of
bringing them under human control |
occultist
(wn) | occultist
n 1: a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts |
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