Occultism Vocabulary

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun an inner or attendant spirit or inspiring force

  • In computer science, a daemon is a background process that runs continuously without being directly controlled by a user.
  • My computer started running slow because there was a rogue daemon hogging all the resources.
  • I swear, sometimes my phone acts like it's possessed by a daemon or something.
  • The daemon of self-doubt whispered in her ear, urging her to give up on her dreams.

noun the art or practice of divination through the observation of atmospheric conditions

  • Aeromancy is the practice of divination through the observation of atmospheric conditions.
  • Some people believe in aeromancy, which is basically predicting the future based on the weather.
  • I heard she's into aeromancy, trying to predict her luck by looking at the clouds.
  • In a way, meteorologists can be seen as modern-day practitioners of aeromancy, predicting the future based on the weather patterns.