major arcana

noun

The 22 trumps of a deck of tarot cards.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The 22 trumps of a deck of tarot cards.

    Besides the ten numeral cards and the four court cards (King, Queen, Knight, Page) for each of the four suits (Cups, Coins, Clubs, Swords), there are twenty-one tarots proper (also called the Major Arcana), plus The Fool.

    1977 [1969], Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver, The Castle of Crossed Destinies

Translations

Afrikaans primêre tarotkaarte
  • primêre tarotkaarteTarot cards
Catalan arcans majors, triomfs majors
  • arcans majorsTarot cards
  • triomfs majorsTarot cards
Chinese Mandarin 大阿爾克那 /大阿尔克那
  • 大阿爾克那 /大阿尔克那 (dà ā'ěrkènà)Tarot cards
Czech velká arkána
  • velká arkánaTarot cards
Dutch grote arcana
  • grote arcanaTarot cards
Finnish iso arkana
  • iso arkanaTarot cards
French arcanes majeurs
  • arcanes majeursTarot cards
German Große Arcana, Trumpfkarten
  • Große ArcanaTarot cards
  • TrumpfkartenTarot cards
  • TrionfiTarot cards
Hungarian nagy arkánum
  • nagy arkánumTarot cards
Indonesian arcana mayor
  • arcana mayorTarot cards
Irish na rúnchártaí móra
  • na rúnchártaí móraTarot cards
Italian arcani maggiori, trionfi
  • arcani maggioriTarot cards
  • trionfiTarot cards
Japanese 大アルカナ
  • 大アルカナ (dai arukana)Tarot cards
Norwegian store arkana
  • store arkanaTarot cards
Polish wielkie arkana
  • wielkie arkanaTarot cards
Portuguese arcanos maiores
  • arcanos maioresTarot cards
Russian ста́ршие арка́ны
  • ста́ршие арка́ны (stáršije arkány)Tarot cards
Slovak veľké arkána
  • veľké arkánaTarot cards
Spanish arcanos mayores, triunfos mayores
  • arcanos mayoresTarot cards
  • triunfos mayoresTarot cards
Swedish arcana major, stora arkana
  • arcana majorTarot cards
  • stora arkanaTarot cards
Cite this entry
APA

major arcana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20arcana

MLA

“major arcana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20arcana. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “major arcana,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/major%20arcana.

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