Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
arcane — [ arkan ] n. m. • fin XVe; archane « opération mystérieuse »; fin XIVe; lat. arcanum « secret » ♦ Alchim. Préparation mystérieuse, réservée aux adeptes. ♢ Par ext. (au plur.) Les arcanes de la science, de la politique. ⇒ mystère, 2. secret. Les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Arcane — Ar*cane , a. [L. arcanus.] Hidden; secret. [Obs.] The arcane part of divine wisdom. Berkeley. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arcane — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal, Speed Metal Gründung 1985 Auflösung etwa 1994 Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
arcane — ARCANE. s. m. Mot emprunté du Latin par les Alchimistes, pour désigner quelqu une de leurs opérations mystérieuses … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
arcane — (adj.) 1540s, from L. arcanus secret, hidden, private, concealed, from arcere close up, enclose, contain, from arca chest, box, place for safe keeping, from PIE *ark to hold, contain, guard (Cf. Gk. arkos defense, arkein to ward off; Arm. argel… … Etymology dictionary
arcane — s. m. Composição metálica para estanhar metais … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
arcane — *mysterious, inscrutable Analogous words: occult, esoteric, *recondite: cabalistic, anagogic, mystic, *mystical … New Dictionary of Synonyms
arcane — [adj] hidden, secret cabalistic, esoteric, impenetrable, mysterious, mystic, occult, recondite, unaccountable, unknowable; concept 576 Ant. common, commonplace, known, normal, outward … New thesaurus
arcane — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ understood by few; mysterious. DERIVATIVES arcanely adverb. ORIGIN Latin arcanus, from arca chest … English terms dictionary
arcane — [är kān′] adj. [< L arcanus: see ARCANUM] 1. hidden or secret 2. understood by only a few; esoteric … English World dictionary
