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Definitions for: Arcanum [n] information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead.
--Warburton.
2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison.
Synonyms: secret
See Also: cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, countersign, esoterica, info, information, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, parole, password, watchword, word
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