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occultation

noun
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As a noun, occultation means an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.

Meanings of occultation

3 meanings

noun

  1. astronomyAn astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.

  2. The state of being occult ("hidden, undetected").

  3. shia islamThe disappearance of the Twelfth Imam, or Mahdi, who is believed alive and present in this world, but hidden until his reappearance at the end of time.

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noun: one celestial body obscures another
eclipse

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