occultism vs discipline

occultism and discipline both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occultism	Yes	No	No	No
discipline	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, discipline is a hypernym of occultism; that is, discipline is a word with a broader meaning than occultism:

Other hypernyms of occultism include bailiwick, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field.

occultism (noun)	discipline (noun)
a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control	training to improve strength or self-control
the study of the supernatural	the act of disciplining
	the trait of being well behaved
	a branch of knowledge
	a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

occultism (verb)	discipline (verb)
	punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
	develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control