The termoccultmeans "hidden" or those things or teachings that are "unknown" or secret. So, the occult is the seeking after knowledge of unknown information, knowledge that is gained beyond the five senses. Therefore, knowledge is received by some supernatural involvement or connection. Anton LaV...
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pencil pusherAn office worker who does a considerable amount of writing. This U.S. slang term is a disparaging comment on the lack of productive labor in office work. The phrase also implies that such work is menial and mechanical.
occult,supernatural- supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" theurgy- the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs first cause,prime mover,primum mobile- an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself ...
The term derives from the Greek esoterikos, meaning inner or internal. An esoteric writer or writing would involve the following characteristics: first, the effort to convey certain truths—the “esoteric” teaching—to a select group of individuals by means of some indirect or secretive mode of...
Commodities are often defined as raw materials, though the term carries a broader meaning for brokers, buyers, and sellers alike. It has become a loose term. A fair example iscryptocurrencies— these are digital assets with no physical form, though they’re considered a commodity. Processed reso...
Mysticism is a term that tends to be very loosely used; and so it will be as well to state at the beginning what it is not. In ordinary speech Mysticism is often associated with the occult and with paranormal phenomena such as thought-reading, telepathy or levitation. It is true that ma...
The law [is intended to allow a parent or guardian to force a minor to carry an unwanted or even dangerous pregnancy to term by terrorizing anyone who might help a girl to exercise her right to bodily autonomy. Its]…sweeping language…could [even] apply to a grandmother driving a ...
eighty-sixNothing left, no more, no, nix; from American restaurant argot for being sold out of a certain dish. The term was apparently chosen because it rhymes withnix, slang for nothing or no. Although this expression is still most commonly heard among restaurant workers, it has recently ...
black art,black magic,necromancy,sorcery- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world white magic- magic used only for good purposes 2.thaumaturgy- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers ...