Illusory vs Arcane - What's the difference?
illusory | arcane |
Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal
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 illusory and arcane
is that illusory is resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal while arcane is understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.illusory
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(en adjective)- Enron's profits were all illusory .
arcane
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(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.