Meaning

2 senses
  1. (historical)A craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).

  2. A person who studies arcana or religious mysteries.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From arcane + -ist; in the sense of a craftsman with secret knowledge about porcelain manu

From arcane + -ist; in the sense of a craftsman with secret knowledge about porcelain manufacturing, borrowed from German Arcanist.

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Forms

plural: arcanists
Singulararcanist
Pluralarcanists

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
arcanist — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto