A-Z: General definitions
- Obeah
- Oberon
- Objective correlative
- Objectivity
- Oblate
- Oblation
- Obscene
- Obsolete
- Occult
- Oceanids
- Oceanus
- Octave
- Octet
- Ode
- Odysseus
- Odysseus and Circe
- Odysseus and Scylla and Charybdis
- Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus
- Odysseus and the Sirens
- Odyssey
- Oedipus
- Oedipus complex
- Oedipus Rex
- Oenomaus
- Oenon
- Offensive
- Offering
- Oil
- Old Covenant
- Old English
- Old Lady Day
- Old Latin
- Old Testament
- Oligarchy
- Olive tree
- Oliver Cromwell
- Olympian
- Olympian gods
- Olympus
- Omen
- Omnipotent
- Omnipresence
- Omniscience
- Omniscient Narrator
- One thing is needful
- Onesimus
- Onomatopoeia
- Opera
- Oracle
- Oral Literature
A-Z: General definitions: Occult
Definition
Relating to magic, alchemy, astrology. Occult practices are forbidden in the Bible.
Translation
Latin: occultus, 'secret, hidden from the understanding'The use of rituals to influence people, events or manipulate the natural world. Widespread in the ancient world but forbidden in the Bible.
A precursor of chemistry during the Middle Ages and sixteenth century. The most important goal of alchemists was to turn lesser metals into gold and silver.
The study of the stars and planets in the belief that the future can be revealed from their patterns.
The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament scriptures inherited from Judaism, together with the New Testament, drawn from writings produced from c.40-125CE, which describe the life of Jesus and the establishment of the Christian church.
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