occulted
Blocked from view
Occulted means hidden from view, concealed, or blocked.
In astronomy, a celestial body is occulted when another body passes in front of it: The moon occulted the star for several minutes.
The term carries overtones of the mysterious or esoteric, connecting to occult practices.
An occulted signal or light is one that periodically disappears, as in lighthouse beacons designed to flash rather than shine continuously.
Celestial body blocks another
umbra · penumbra · totality · celestial · conjunction · alignment · orbit · phase
Kept out of sight
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- cloakedConcealed or covered
- maskedHaving face covered
obscured · secreted · buried · covered · screened · camouflaged · enshrouded · blotted out
Reduced in brightness
nebulous · indistinct · blurred · hazy · foggy · opaque · overcast · obfuscated
Understood by few
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- kabbalisticOf Jewish mystical tradition
- alchemicalOf mystical transformation arts
- gnosticRelating to mystical insight
cabalistic · mystical · theosophical · theurgy · necromancy · sorcery · divination · ritualistic
eclipse
Celestial body blocks another
syzygy · umbra · penumbra · totality · celestial · conjunction · alignment · orbit · phase · corona
hidden
Kept out of sight
masked · obscured · secreted · buried · covered · screened · camouflaged · enshrouded · blotted out · blocked
dimmed
Reduced in brightness
murky · nebulous · indistinct · blurred · hazy · foggy · opaque · overcast · obfuscated · smothered
arcane
Understood by few
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- kabbalisticOf Jewish mystical tradition
- alchemicalOf mystical transformation arts
gnostic · cabalistic · mystical · theosophical · theurgy · necromancy · sorcery · divination · ritualistic · ceremonial
occultedrevealed
Made visible or known
disclosed · divulged · unveiled · exposed · made known
occultedemerged
Came into view
reappeared · visible · uneclipsed · unobscured · in view
- occult symbolsSigns with hidden meanings
- occult knowledgeSecret supernatural learning
- occult practicesRituals involving hidden powers
- occult ritualsHidden supernatural ceremonies
- occult symbolismHidden meaning in sacred signs
- occult traditionsSecretive spiritual practices