occultism
noun
oc·cult·ism
ə-ˈkəl-ˌti-zəm 
ä-;
ˈä-ˌkəl-
: occult theory or practice : belief in or study of the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers
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In modern pop culture, vampires have strayed away from occultism and are often depicted through a Christian lens, being repelled by crucifixes and sunlight.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Mysticism and occultism spread rapidly in the dying days of the Russian empire.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
That is to say that occultism is less concerned with faith or facts, but rather with fancy.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
But Winthrop wasn’t the only figure in American history to see in occultism the possibility of imagining different ways of being, of human improvement.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Mysticism and occultism spread rapidly in the dying days of the Russian empire.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
That is to say that occultism is less concerned with faith or facts, but rather with fancy.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
But Winthrop wasn’t the only figure in American history to see in occultism the possibility of imagining different ways of being, of human improvement.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Occultism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occultism. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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occultism
noun
oc·cult·ism
ə-ˈkəl-ˌtiz-əm
ä-;
ˈäk-ˌəl-ˌtiz-əm
: a belief in the action or influence of supernatural powers
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