Occult or occult means having something to do with magic or astrology, or other secret or arcane lore--
He reads all kinds of occult literature, and believes every word.
Perhaps as many people believe in magic and the occult today, as believed five hundred years ago.
Occult also means, in science, hidden, as a a star or planet by another star or planet--
We should be able to watch Mars occult the star we're looking at, a few hours from now.
A cult or a cult ( two words ) means one ( a ) group bound together by veneration of a person or idea, excluding all outsiders ( cult )--
He belongs to a cult; the members believe they will one day live in cyberspace.
Their son joined a cult of born-again Christians, and they want to resuce him.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"We call them a cult and not a sect because their beliefs are secret, as in the days of occult practices."
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