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According to these definitions, couldn't all religious belief be called occult?
occult
Function: noun
Date: 1923
: matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or some secret knowledge of them —used with the
adjective
Etymology: Latin occultus, from past participle of occulere to cover up, from ob- in the way + -culere (akin to celare to conceal) — more at ob-, hell
Date: 1533
1: not revealed : secret
2: not easily apprehended or understood : abstruse, mysterious
3: hidden from view : concealed
4: of or relating to the occult
5: not manifest or detectable by clinical methods alone <occult carcinoma>; also : not present in macroscopic amounts <occult blood in a stool>
— oc·cult·ly adverb
transitive verb
Etymology: Latin occultare, frequentative of occulere
Date: 1500
: to shut off from view or exposure : cover, eclipse
— oc·cult·er noun
Reread this definition, many of you are missing the point. That little word OR explains a lot.
Occult: (cult) matters regarded as involving the Action or Influence of Supernatural or Supernormal powers (the idea of a Supreme God?)
OR some secret knowledge of them
If you don't think your church has some secret agenda, better look more closely.
11 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
1 person -- delusion
100 people -- cult
1,000,000 people -- religion
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Generally yes, but not all religious or spiritual beliefs. Some people are pantheists so they believe the Earth or the Cosmos is God. Although the belief that the Universe or Earth is God can't be proved scientifically, the Earth and the Universe can be studied and observed, thereby removing the mysterious or occult (hidden) knowledge via the scientific method.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
That word should be CULT not occult.
All religions were cults when they started. But some have grown so big that they are now mainstream religions.
Christianity was a cult when it started - just a few people at first going against the status quo (judaism and paganism).
- Anonymous1 decade ago
No, occult is secret or not revealed, but religion is very much out in the open, nor very mysterious because all of the laws and/or commandments are always right there for you to see.
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- MSBLv 71 decade ago
Yes... a religion doesn't have to be secret to be considered occult. Just trying to find "that which is hidden from view"-- like God-- could be considered occult practices.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
<<matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or >>
God is supernatural, no doubt about that. He is the most powerful supernatural force there is. Any other supernatural forces are penny ante in comparison
- FtwasherLv 71 decade ago
Christianity is open info, not hidden, the Bible is meant to show truth, not be a secret book, or claim to have a hidden knowledge, So I dont think it meets the definitions you cited.
- Moonstruck LadyLv 51 decade ago
Yes! Unexplainable, ineffable, un-knowable!
Oh, but God has a plan for us all! HA!
The Christians should thank the atheists for making a joke of their UNTOUCHABLE FAITH! LOL And the debate goes on: God exists!
Prove it!
I can't!
Source(s): the world - Anonymous1 decade ago
No, because not all religions are secret. I believe this is the key word here.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
many religions are a cult, if they are trying to hide something, thats one of the differences about Christianity, its not secret, exclusive, or anarchist.
