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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
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Arcanum

ARCA'NUM

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

Definition 2024


arcanum

arcanum

English

Noun

arcanum (plural arcana)

  1. A mystery or deep secret.
  2. An elixir or secret remedy.

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Latin

Noun

arcanum, -ani n

  1. A secret or mystery

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