Arcana

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead.
                                                    --Warburton.
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     2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arcana
       See {arcanum}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arcanum
       n : information known only to a special group; "the secret of
           Cajun cooking" [syn: {secret}]
       [also: {arcana} (pl)]