Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun occultism

2 senses of occultism

Sense 1
occultism -- (the study of the supernatural)
       => discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick -- (a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings")

Sense 2
occultism -- (a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control)
       => supernaturalism -- (a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding)