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Arcanum definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARCA'NUM, n. [L.] A secret; generally used in the plural, arcana, secret things, mysteries.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: secret, arcanum]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural arcana) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of arcanus secret, from arca chest — more at ark Date: 15th century 1. mysterious or specialized knowledge, language, or information accessible or possessed only by the initiate — usually used in plural 2. elixir 1

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. arcana) (usu. in pl.) a mystery; a profound secret. Etymology: L neut. of arcanus: see ARCANE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arcanum Ar*ca"num, n.; pl. Arcana. [L., fr. arcanus closed, secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See Ark.] 1. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural. Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead. --Warburton. 2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [L. pl Arcana] Secret, mystery.