a humorous
reference to an oculist, an earlier
term for an ophthalmologist a
doctor who specializes in the
branch of medicine dealing with the structure, functions and diseases of the eye. An occultist is one who believes in
mysticism, the
supernatural; a
mystic. He can make him go through
set-up
drills, and so forth, whilst the "occultist" is making them up.
-Meter Training (12 July 62) n. a humorous alteration of oculist, a physician or surgeon who deals with diseases and disorders of the eye. Oculist can also be loosely used to
refer to a
professional without medical
training who examines eyes solely for the
purpose of prescribing glasses. Oculist comes from the
Latin word oculus, meaning eye, and -ist, a suffix used to
form nouns showing what someone does, believes,
follows, etc. An occultist is actually a person who is well-versed in, believes or is proficient in the practices of the
occult (those ancient or modern arts and sciences reputed to involve the
knowledge or
use of
secret and mysterious forces or agencies and the attempted human
control of these).
a humorous
reference to an oculist, an earlier
term for an ophthalmologist a
doctor who specializes in the
branch of medicine dealing with the structure, functions and diseases of the eye. An occultist is one who believes in
mysticism, the
supernatural; a
mystic.