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| [[Image:Diagram of the human mind, from Robert Fludd (1574-1637), Utriusque cosmic maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica]]'' by [[Robert Fludd]]]] | [[Image:Diagram of the human mind, from Robert Fludd (1574-1637), Utriusque cosmic maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica]]'' by [[Robert Fludd]]]] | ||
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| The word '''occult''' comes from the [[Latin]] ''occultus'' ([[clandestine]], [[hidden]], [[secret]]), referring to 'knowledge of the hidden'. In the [[medical]] sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed." | The word '''occult''' comes from the [[Latin]] ''occultus'' ([[clandestine]], [[hidden]], [[secret]]), referring to 'knowledge of the hidden'. In the [[medical]] sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed." | ||
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The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to 'knowledge of the hidden'. In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g. an "occult bleed."
See also
- Occulture
- Occultism chronology by Jeffery Howe
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