ARCADIA
Ar*ca"di*a, n. Etym: [L. Arcadia, Gr.
1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness.
2. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet. Where the cow is, there is Arcadia. J. Burroughs.
ARCADIAN; ARCADIC
Ar*ca"di*an, Ar*ca"dic, a. Etym: [L. Arcadius, Arcadicus, fr.
Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as,
Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
ARCANE
Ar*cane", a. Etym: [L. arcanus.]
Defn: Hidden; secret. [Obs.] "The arcane part of divine wisdom."
Berkeley.
ARCANUM Ar*ca"num, n.; pl. Arcana. Etym: [L., fr. arcanus closed, secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See Ark.]
1. A secret; a mystery; — generally used in the plural. Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead. Warburton.
2. (Med.)