Meaning & use

esoterica

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Items, facts, or knowledge of interest mainly to a small group of people with specialized or obscure knowledge.

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The shop specialized in occult esoterica, from tarot decks to alchemical texts.

His collection of philosophical esoterica filled an entire room of the library.

A note on using this word

Almost always used as a collective plural noun, referring to a body of obscure material rather than a single item.

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