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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That is to say that occultism is less concerned with faith or facts, but rather with fancy.
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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
The politics of the left and right both had their accompanying musical currents, from the stern worker folksingers of the Italian Communist Party to far-right bands inspired by occultism and the organic rural fantasies of J.R.R. Tolkien.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Part gothic romance and part love letter to the thriving 90s Mexico City film industry, Moreno-Garcia's slow-burn thriller blends Mexican horror cinema with the horrors of Nazi occultism.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
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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
The politics of the left and right both had their accompanying musical currents, from the stern worker folksingers of the Italian Communist Party to far-right bands inspired by occultism and the organic rural fantasies of J.R.R. Tolkien.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Part gothic romance and part love letter to the thriving 90s Mexico City film industry, Moreno-Garcia's slow-burn thriller blends Mexican horror cinema with the horrors of Nazi occultism.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
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“Occultism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occultism. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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