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arcana
[ ahr-key-nuh ]
noun
- (used with a singular or plural verb) either of the two types of tarot cards in a deck, the minor arcana and the major arcana.
arcana
/ ɑːˈkeɪnə; -ˈkɑː- /
noun
- either of the two divisions (the minor arcana and the major arcana ) of a pack of tarot cards
Word History and Origins
Origin of arcana1
Example Sentences
Kornacki, on the other hand, appears to be far more comfortable with the kind of arcana found in The Almanac of American Politics.
In his practiced hands, legal arcana become as transparent as glass.
Quo artes et astuti Romanensium et arcana imperii papalis non pauca propalantur.
In respect of the Major Arcana, they are sure to occasion criticism among students, actual and imputed.
I have said that these Lesser Arcana have not been translated into a language which transcends that of fortune-telling.
Now, my Lords, was there ever such a discovery made of the arcana of any public theatre?
Travelers could tell tales then that were as secure from detection as the revealed arcana of the Zui have been in our own days.
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