Examples of “occultation” in a Sentence

noun An astronomical event in which one celestial body passes in front of another, hiding it from an observer.

• Astronomers gathered to watch the occultation of the star by the Moon.
• The occultation lasted only a few seconds before the planet reappeared.
• A lunar occultation of Saturn is visible from parts of the country tonight.

noun The state of being hidden or kept from view.

• The document's occultation from public records raised suspicion.
• Years of occultation left the ruins unknown to archaeologists.

noun In Shia Islam, the belief that the Twelfth Imam is alive but hidden from the world until his return at the end of time.

• Shia theology describes the Occultation of the Twelfth Imam as a state that will end with his return.
• Scholars have written extensively on the doctrine of the Occultation.