Arcanum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A deep secret; a mystery.
  • n. Specialized knowledge or detail that is mysterious to the average person: "knows the arcana of police procedure and the intricacies of litigation” ( George F. Will).
  • n. A secret essence or remedy; an elixir.
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  • n. A mystery or deep secret.
  • n. An elixir or secret remedy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.
  • n. A secret remedy; an elixir.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A secret; a mystery: generally used in the plural: as, the arcana of nature.
  • n. In alchemy, a supposed great secret of nature, which was to be discovered by alchemical means; the secret virtue of anything.
  • n. A secret remedy reputed to be very efficacious; a marvelous elixir.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. information known only to a special group
    • Cross Reference
    the great arcanum    tarot    occult   
    Variant
    arcana   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    secret    mystery    elixir   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    medica    didicit    expertum    efficiatur    consistat   
     
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