Word: occultism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: oc
cult
ism
Definition: A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them
Morphemes:
Affix: occult
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: occultus
Language: la
Decoded: occultus
Meaning: hidden, secret
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.