What does occultive mean?
Occultive means Related to or involving the occult or secret knowledge..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Related to or involving the occult or secret knowledge..
To increase the difficulty there is frequent use made of paradox, hyperbole, the indirect and the allusive method: there is often the subtle reference and occultive meaning.
... powerful enough to penetrate through the occultive and deceptive tactics of the Rakshasa magic, and that I (Agastya) should so manage that Rama does not fall a prey to the deception so neatly and powerfully employed by the Rakshasas".
Ikwu Ikili involves some occultive processes. In the process, the items are sent through spirit to the owner's home.
After five years' occultive gloom, / Once more the iron lilies bloom, / And we can walk at night / Streets newly washed in light.
In 1962, British radio astronomer Cyril Hazard used the moon as an occultive shield to discover strong radio emissions traceable to the constellation Virgo.
The occultive properties of both discourses, ethics and politics, have exerted a dominant and disfiguring influence in Rousseau studies.
My curiosity over whelm me, trying to explain reason for the occultive act.
Use occultive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Occultive means Related to or involving the occult or secret knowledge..
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To increase the difficulty there is frequent use made of paradox, hyperbole, the indirect and the allusive method: there is often the subtle reference and occultive meaning.
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