# occultism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #72,605

## Definitions
1. The study of the supernatural
2. A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them

## Etymology
Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/occultism