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Webster 1913 Edition

Arcanum

‖

Ar-ca′num

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Arcana

.

[L., fr.

arcanus

closed, secret, fr.

arca

chest, box, fr.

arcere

to inclose. See

.]

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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Arcanum

ARCA'NUM

,

Noun.

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