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# Word of the day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/word-of-the-day-1437/
- Published: 2019-05-01T18:15:57.000Z
- Updated: 2019-04-30T18:02:56.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 04:14

The word for today is…

occultation (noun) – 1\. The act of occulting or the state of being occulted.  
2\. (Astronomy) (a) The passage of a celestial object across the line of sight between an observer and another celestial object, as when the moon moves between Earth and the sun in a solar eclipse.  
(b) The progressive blocking and unblocking of light or other electromagnetic radiation from a celestial source during such a passage: a lunar occultation of a quasar; a planetary occultation of a star.  
(c) An observational technique for determining the position or radiant structure of a celestial source undergoing such occultation or of the object causing the occultation.  
3\. (Islam) The temporary, supernatural removal of a holy person from visible existence, as Shiites believe is the case with the 12th imam.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/occultation?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Early 15th century, “disguise or concealment of identity,” from Latin occultationem (nominative occultatio), noun of action from past participle stem of occultare “to hide, conceal,” frequentative of occulere.