esoterica

[es-uh-ter-i-kuh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
curiosa.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of esoterica¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from New Latin esoterica, noun use of Greek neuter plural adjective ��ō�ٱ��ó�� esoteric

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Example Sentences

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The database includes a search engine that makes it easy to find all manner of esoterica, including what all 46 presidents said about their dads.

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In “Experiences,” the protagonist, Don Jr., spirals in isolation after a move to California, and from his apartment he imagines paranoid adventures in esoterica, in search of truths about power and wealth.

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Wave functions, superposition and other esoterica remind me that this is a strange, strange world; there is a mystery at the heart of things that ordinary language can never quite capture.

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That the credited author, Archer Eland, is clearly a pseudonym, deepens the atmosphere of esoterica.

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Soon Mellon money was being used not for esoterica but to try to remake the tax system.

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When To Use

�� does esoterica mean?

Esoterica is obscure knowledge or topics that are only understood or intended to be understood by a small number of people, especially those within a certain group.It can also refer collectively to books and other works that contain such topics. The word is often associated with mysticism and the occult.The related adjective esoteric is most commonly used to describe obscure topics and matters that are only understood by a small number of people with special (and perhaps secret) knowledge.In other words, esoterica consists of esoteric knowledge and things filled with esoteric knowledge.Example: To the uninitiated, this esoterica is impenetrably arcane.

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