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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>arcānus</b>: a, um, adj. v. [[arceo]], orig.,<br /><b>I</b> [[shut]] up, closed; [[hence]], trop.,<br /><b>I</b> That keeps a [[secret]], [[trusty]]: dixisti [[arcano]] [[satis]], Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 155: petiit, ut aliquem ex arcanis mitteret, Plin. 7, 52, 53, § 178.— Hence, [[poet]]., of the [[night]]: omina arcanā nocte petita, in [[silent]] [[night]], or [[night]] [[that]] keeps secrets, Ov. H. 9, 40; Stat. S. 1, 3, 71.—<br /><b>II</b> Hidden, [[concealed]], [[secret]], [[private]] ([[class]]., [[although]] [[very]] [[rare]] in Cic.): at quīcum joca, [[seria]], ut dicitur, quīcum arcana, quīcum occulta omnia, Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 85: consilia, Liv. 35, 18; so Hor. C. 3, 21, 15: secretae et arcanae [[opes]], Plin. [[Pan]]. 34, 3: fontis arcani [[aqua]], Tac. A. 2, 54: libidines, Suet. Tib. 43 al.: [[littera]] celatos arcana fatebitur ignes, Ov. M. 9, 516: [[sensus]], Verg. A. 4, 422 al.— Esp., in the lang. of [[religion]], of things [[sacred]] and [[incommunicable]]: ARCANA VRBIS PRAESIDIA, Inscr. Orell. 2494: audivit arcana verba, quae non [[licet]] homini loqui, Vulg. 2 Cor. 12, 4; and of [[secret]], [[mysterious]] usages: sacra, Ov. M. 10, 436: arcana cum fiunt sacra, Hor. Epod. 5, 52; so Stat. S. 3, 4, 92; Sil. 2, 427; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 402; and by [[poet]]. license transf. to the [[deity]] presiding [[over]] [[such]] mysteries: qui Cereris [[sacrum]] Volgavit arcanae, Hor. C. 3, 2, 27.—Hence, subst.: arcānum, i, n., a [[secret]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen.: nox arcanis fidissima, Ov. M. 7, 192: arcani Fides prodiga, Hor. C. 1, 18, 16: si [[quid]] [[umquam]] arcani sanctive ad silendum in curiā fuerit, Liv. 23, 22, 9: arcana regum, Curt. 4, 6, 5: revelare arcana, Vulg. Prov. 11, 13: denudare arcana amici, ib. Eccli. 27, 17.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Spec., a [[sacred]] [[secret]], a [[mystery]]: fatorum arcana, Ov. M. 2, 639; so Verg. A. 7, 123: Pythagorae arcana, Hor. Epod. 15, 21; cf.: Jovis arcana, the [[secret]] decrees of, id. C. 1, 28, 9: deorum arcanum proferre, Plin. [[Pan]]. 23, 5: arcana quaedam, [[secret]] rites (of the diviners), Vulg. Exod. 7, 11: violabunt arcanum [[meum]], my [[secret]] [[place]], [[sanctuary]], Vulg. Ezech. 7, 22 et saep.—Adv.: arcā-nō (cf. [[Charis]]. pp. 173 and 179 P.), in [[secret]], [[privately]]: [[arcano]] [[tibi]] ego hoc [[dico]], Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 117: hunc (librum) lege [[arcano]] convivis tuis, Cic. Att. 16, 3 (cf. [[Charis]]. l. c.): [[arcano]] cum paucis familiaribus suis colloquitur, Caes. B. C. 1, 19.— * Comp.: arcanius judicare aliquid de aliquā re, Col. 3, 2 fin.—Sup. not used.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>arcānus</b>,¹¹ a, um ([[arca]])<br /><b>1</b> discret, sûr : Pl. Trin. 518 ; Plin. 7, 178 &#124;&#124; [poét.] arcana [[nox]] Ov. H. 9, 40, nuit discrète<br /><b>2</b> caché, secret, mystérieux : Cic. Fin. 2, 85 ; Liv. 35, 18, 2.||[poét.] arcana [[nox]] Ov. H. 9, 40, nuit discrète<br /><b>2</b> caché, secret, mystérieux : Cic. Fin. 2, 85 ; Liv. 35, 18, 2.
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{{Georges
|georg=arcānus, a, um ([[arca]], [[arceo]]), urspr. [[verschlossen]]; übtr., I) [[verschwiegen]], [[von]] Menschen, Plaut. u. Plin.: poet., [[nox]], schweigsame [[Nacht]], Ov. – II) [[geheim]], [[heimlich]], [[quicum]] arcana, [[quicum]] occulta [[omnia]], Cic.: arcana consilia, Liv.: [[arcanum]] et occultum [[scelus]], Curt.: arc. [[terror]] ([[Grauen]]), Tac. – [[bes]]. [[auch]] in der Religionsspr. [[von]] den geheimen, [[nicht]] auszusprechenden Gegenständen, [[sacra]], Ov. u. Tac. – Dah. a) subst., arcānum, ī, n., das Geheimnisvolle, [[Geheimnis]], evulgato imperii [[arcano]], das [[Geheimnis]] der [[Herrschaft]], Tac.: prodere [[arcanum]], Iuven. 9, 115. – gew. im Plur., arcana imperii od. dominationis, die geheimen Prinzipien [[des]] monarchischen Regiments, Tac.: arcana et silenda afferre, Curt.: arcana credere libris, Hor.: arcana [[eius]] elicere, Liv.: [[Iovis]] arcanis [[admissus]], [[Mitwisser]] um die G. [[des]] J., Hor. – b) adv., arcānō, im Geheimen, [[heimlich]], [[arcano]] [[tibi]] [[ego]] [[hoc]] [[dico]], Plaut.: [[hunc]] ([[librum]]) [[lege]] arc. convivis tuis, Cic.: arc. cum paucis familiaribus [[suis]] colloquitur, Caes. – Compar. arcanius, Col. 3, 2, 22.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=arcanus arcana, arcanum ADJ :: secret, private, hidden; intimate, personal; confidential; mysterious, esoteric<br />arcanus arcanus arcani N M :: confidant, trustworthy friend, keeper of secrets
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