Convival vs Arcane - What's the difference?
convival | arcane |
(obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
* 1997 : Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault'', page 67, ''The Renaissance Episteme (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
As adjectives the difference between convival and arcane
is that convival is (obsolete) relating to a feast or festivity; convivial while arcane is understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.convival
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A convival dish. — Sir Thomas Browne.
arcane
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane' knowledge. Knowing was '''guessing''' and ' interpreting , not observing or demonstrating.