occultism

English Thesaurus

1. a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	supernaturalism,
definition	:	a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding (noun.cognition)

2. the study of the supernatural (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field,
definition	:	a branch of knowledge (noun.cognition)

3. a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	occultist, occultist,
definition	:	a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts (noun.person)

derivation	:	occultist, occultist,
definition	:	a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts (noun.person)