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Old 04-27-2009, 08:52 AM   #20
Ulzgoroth
 
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Default Re: [DF] Difference between Hidden Lore and Occultisme?

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Originally Posted by Daigoro
Too (un)clear things up- linguistically, the word occult means "to hide," and thus occult knowledge, or occultism, is "hidden knowledge.
Etymology is not always the friend of understanding.

Occultism and the occult in modern usage pretty firmly refer to supernatural/paranormal matters, not hidden ones as such. (Occult as an adjective is still used to mean hidden in some contexts.)
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