occult vs secret

secret vs occult

occult and secret both are nouns.

occult and secret both are adjectives.

occult is a verb but secret is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occult	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
secret	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, occult and secret are synonyms defined as:

occult and secret: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

Other synonyms of occult include mysterious, mystic, mystical, orphic.

occult (noun)	secret (noun)
supernatural practices and techniques	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively	something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
	information known only to a special group

occult (adjective)	secret (adjective)
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding	the next to highest level of official classification for documents
hidden and difficult to see	not open or public; kept private or not revealed
	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
	not expressed
	(of information) given in confidence or in secret
	not openly made known
	conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	designed to elude detection
	indulging only covertly
	hidden from general view or use
	communicated covertly

occult (verb)	secret (verb)
hide from view
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished

Difference between occult and secret

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