Definition of OCCULTATION

occultation

Meanings

Plural: occultations

Noun

  • one celestial body obscures another
  • An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.
  • The state of being occult (“hidden, undetected”).
  • The disappearance of the Twelfth Imam, or Mahdi, who is believed alive and present in this world, but hidden until his reappearance at the end of time.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin occultātiōnem, accusative singular of occultātiō (“concealment; insinuation”), from occultāre, present active infinitive of occultō (“to conceal, hide”); analysable as occult + -ation.

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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