arcana
/ɑɹˈkeɪnə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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,"
- "The witch, repository of hieratic lore and folk legends and occult arcana, became the distributor of philtres and unguents, electuaries and pastilles, herbs and charms and incantations - directed toward sexual pleasures and amatory satisfactions."
- "This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin