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esotericism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
es-o-teri-cism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency to promote or desire the esoteric.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Doctrines or practices of esoteric knowledge.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English esoteric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English esotericism From esoteric + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

esotericisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

esoterica esoterism exoterism

Synonyms

woo woo

Antonyms

exotericism

Questions

What does esotericism mean?
The tendency to promote or desire the esoteric.
Where does esotericism come from?
Etymology tree English esoteric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English esotericism From esoteric + -ism.

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