occultist

Definition

A person who practises or studies occultism; a practitioner of, or person learned in, the occult.

Etymology

From occult + -ist.

Example Sentences

• "Albertus Magnus, the thirteenth century philosopher and occultist, states that coriander, valerian, and violet are love producing herbs."
• "In the early 1930s, he fell under the spell of a wife-beating, alcoholic, Austrian occultist called Karl Maria Wiligut and a Dutch prehistorian called Herman Wirth, whose views further fed his fantastical illusions."