esotericism

[ es-uh-ter-uh-siz-uh m ]
/ ˌɛs əˈtɛr əˌsɪz əm /
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noun

the state or quality of being esoteric.
esoteric principles or writings.

Origin of esotericism

First recorded in 1840–50; esoteric + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM esotericism

es·o·ter·i·cist, noun

Words nearby esotericism

esophagus, esophoria, esosphenoiditis, esoteric, esoterica, esotericism, esoterism, esotery, esotropia, esp, esp.

Words related to esotericism

newness, weirdness, abnormality, oddity, novelty, eccentricity, exoticism, unconventionality, foreignness, esoterism

Example sentences from the Web for esotericism

  • The star preserves the esotericism of its nomenclature, in whatever sphere it is used, namely, the power of radiating light.

    Sex=The Unknown Quantity |Ali Nomad

  • It is such deliberateness in great artists153 that has, curiously enough, acquired for them a reputation for esotericism.

    Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning |Willard Huntington Wright

  • Mohammed, like all great mystics, had discovered or learnt many of the truths of esotericism.

    Reincarnation |Th. Pascal

  • It did not hold very long, even with the novelists; for the English taste this esotericism was too exotic.

    The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft |George Gissing