All occultism synonyms

noun occultism

• allurement — fascination; charm.
• astrology — Astrology is the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon, and stars in the belief that these movements can have an influence on people's lives.
• bewitchment — the state of being bewitched
• conjury — magic
• devilry — reckless or malicious fun or mischief
• diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
• divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
• enchantment — A feeling of great pleasure; delight.
• exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
• foreboding — a prediction; portent.
• magnetism — the properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets.
• necromancy — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
• power — a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
• presage — a presentiment or foreboding.
• prestidigitation — sleight of hand; legerdemain.
• rune — a poem, song, or verse.
• sorcery — the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
• superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
• taboo — proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
• thaumaturgy — the working of wonders or miracles; magic.
• voodoo — Also, vodun. a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship and containing elements borrowed from the Catholic religion.
• voodooism — the voodoo religious rites and practices.
• witchcraft — the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic.
• black art — black magic
• hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
• sortilege — the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
• hocus-pocus — a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.
• jinx — a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.
• mysticism — the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics.
• witchery — witchcraft; magic.
• witching — a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. Compare warlock.
• black magic — magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil
• occult — of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
• charisma — You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
• hoodoo — voodoo.
• whammy — the evil eye; jinx.
• conjuration — a magic spell; incantation
• theurgy — a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.