arcane magic

arcane magic

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Etymology

By surface analysis, arcane (“of specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated”) +‎ magic.

Adjective

arcane magic (not comparable)

  1. (fantasy) arcane magical (having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to arcane magic)

Noun

arcane magic (usually uncountable, plural arcane magics)

  1. (literal) Esoteric (arcane) magic.
  2. (fantasy) Type of magic.
    1. Type of elemental magic when arcane or arcana makes up a magic element.

Use

“Arcane magic”, sometimes capitalized as “Arcane Magic”, appears as a type of magic in many fantasy universes with varrying characteristics. The fore element, arcane, also found as arcana, is sometimes used as a type of “magic element”, whereby arcane magic is a type of elemental magic.

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