Definitions

1. noun

the study or practice of supernatural or mysterious powers, or the study of the mysteries of nature and the universe

“The university offered a course on the history of occultism and its influence on modern society.”

2. noun

a system of thought or practice based on the belief in supernatural or mysterious powers

“The new age movement was criticized for promoting a form of occultism that was based on superstition rather than science.”

3. noun

the belief in the existence of supernatural or mysterious powers

“The novelist was accused of promoting occultism in his stories of magic and the supernatural.”