arcane

1. Understood by only a few.

   arcane rituals

   arcane knowledge

   geheim, geheimnisvoll, obskur

   та́йныйtájnyj, таи́нственныйtaínstvennyj, мисти́ческийmistíčeskij

   таємнийtajemnyj, прихованийpryxovanyj, містичнийmistyčnyj

2. (broadly)Obscure, mysterious.

   arcane origins

   arcane details

   requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

3. Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.

4. Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.

   an arcane law

1. We uncovered this arcane.

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2. The warm punch fuming in the icy air called to mind caldrons, witches, and arcane incantations.

   deDer Dampf des warmen Punsches in der eisigen Luft ließ an Kessel, Hexen und geheimnisvolle Beschwörungen denken.

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3. Novices often have more luck finding something arcane than seasoned researchers because of the power of creative thinking and serendipity.

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4. Nowadays, the fourteenth century's debate about the Eucharist sounds completely arcane.

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5. Calling them “silver tongued pundits,” Kenner says their job is to simplify and manipulate arcane scientific data for public consumption.

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