esoterica
pronunciation
How to pronounce esoterica in British English:
UK [ˌesəʊ'terɪkə]
How to pronounce esoterica in American English:
US [ˌesoʊ'terɪkə]
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- Noun:
- secrets known only to an initiated minority
Word Origin
- esoterica (n.)
- by 1807, from Latinized plural of Greek esoterikos "belonging to an inner circle, pertaining to those within" (see esoteric).
Example
- 1. I don 't mean religion , folklore , mythology or eastern esoterica , valid subjects of study though these are .
- 2. At the same time , as gary hamel surely a shoo-in for a future honorary fellowship in strategy pointed out to me , many universities have allowed their own management research to drift off into financial exotica or business esoterica .