arcanity

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arcanity

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From arcane + -ity.

noun arcanities

uncountable The quality of being arcane. Whatever physician has not this element of fire in its arcanity—if I may coin that word—cannot boast that he is a true and tried physician.
Similar: arcaneness, esotericism
countable Something that is arcane. On Wednesday evening, February 5, the Epsilon Pi secret society of ’93 had an initiation and spread in south University hall. Two candidates were admitted to the arcanities.
Similar: esoterica, esoteric

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@misc{arcanity_2026,
  title = {arcanity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arcanity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}