Arcana
/ɑɹˈkeɪnə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated. uncountable
"Thou deign'st no answer,—or I fain would ask If since thy bright creation, thou hast seen Ought like a Newton, whose admitted eye The arcana of the universe explored Light's subtle ray its mechanism disclosed, The impetuous comet his mysterious lore Unfolded,"
- 2 plural of arcanum form-of, plural
Example
More examples"The ten Arcana are Death, Fate, Forces, Life, Matter, Mind, Prime, Space, Spirit, and Time."
Etymology
From Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), from arcēre (“to withhold”), arca (“a chest”).