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Noun (plural)
/ärˈkānə/,
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arcana, plural;
  1. Secrets or mysteries
    • - his knowledge of federal budget arcana is legendary
  2. Either of the two groups of cards in a tarot pack: the twenty-two trump cards (the major arcana) and the fifty-six suit cards (the minor arcana)

  1. Arcana is the second album by the Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge. The track "Velvet Eyes of Dawn" is present only in the digipak edition .
  2. Arcana was an American jazz fusion band that formed in 1995 and originally comprised guitarist Derek Bailey, bassist Bill Laswell and drummer Tony Williams. The original lineup released one album, The Last Wave, in July 1996, before Bailey left the band. ...
  3. Arcana is Swedish neoclassical band formed in 1994 and was originally signed to the Cold Meat Industry label.
  4. Arcana is a long-running horror convention that bills itself as "a convention of the dark fantastic." Arcana is held annually in late September or early October in St. Paul, Minnesota and typically features a famous author or artist from the dark fantasy genre as its guest of honor. ...
  5. the craft of making various porcelain objects; Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated
  6. Latin for "secret" this word is used to describe the deck as a whole as it is the revealer of secrets. Arcana is the plural form of the word, Arcanum is singular. See Major & Minor Arcana for deck section descriptions.
  7. The two halves of a Tarot deck. The Major Arcana consists of 22 trump cards, and the Minor Arcana consists of 56 suit cards.
  8. (Gwendolyn MacEwen). 1983. Mezzo, cl, va, vc, pf, perc. Marquis MAR 197 (Monica Whicher)
  9. honoring, praise, homage paid, the reverence before a m û r t i or the connecting of one's senses in the service of the Lord (see: b h â g a v a t a  d h a r m a).
  10. 1. (n) Hidden things generally. 2. (n) Plural of “Arcanum”. The practical exercises of magic and mysticism. Referred to as “hidden” because their exact effects cannot be precisely explained or described; the Arcana can only be uncovered fully through application and experience. 3. ...
  11. retains many conventions from earlier NES games.
  12. The arcana ("magical secrets") are archetypal influences that transcend space and time. According to the ancient text Archidoxies, the arcana are pre-existing powers that "have the power of transmuting, altering, and restoring us. ...
  13. Secret, mysterious, specialized knowledge, language, or information accessible only to the initiated. The deck is divided into two arcana sections:
  14. Guardian-based magic native to WA3's Filgaia. A Medium need only be equipped to use it.