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arcanists

arcanists is the plural of arcanist.

Meaning of arcanist

Noun

arcanist (plural arcanists)

  1. (historical) A craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).
    • The porcelain manufactory likewise entertains, excepting the modellers and arcanists, none but russian workmen […]1799, William Tooke (translator), The Life of Catherine II. Empress of Russia, by Jean-Henri Castéra, London: Longman and Rees, 3rd edition, Volume 1, Preliminaries, Section 3, p. 36
  2. A person who studies arcana or religious mysteries.
    • [Catechumens] had Prayers for themselves, but were not admitted to hear the Prayers of the Faithful, which were peculiar to the Celebration of the Eucharist, from which Catechumens were excluded, But all this was, and might be done, without favouring in the least the vain Pretences of the Modern...1715, Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticæ: or, the Antiquities of the Christian Church, London: Robert Knaplock, Volume 4, Book 10, Chapter 5, p. 127

Questions about arcanists

What is arcanists the plural of?
Arcanists is the plural of arcanist.

Words near arcanists in the dictionary

  1. Arcangel
  2. Arcangeli
  3. Arcangelo
  4. Arcani
  5. arcanist
  6. arcanists
  7. arcanite
  8. arcanities
  9. arcanity
  10. arcanologist
  11. arcanologists

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