noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌiːsəʊˈtɛɹɪzm/
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General-American:/ˌɛsəˈtɛɹɪzm/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Being esoteric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
esoterie
— inward forms of faith and religion
Albanian:
ezoterika
— inward forms of faith and religion
Bulgarian:
езотеризъм
(ezoterizǎm)
— inward forms of faith and religion
Catalan:
esoterisme
— inward forms of faith and religion
Czech:
esoterismus
— inward forms of faith and religion
Danish:
esoterisme
— inward forms of faith and religion
Dutch:
esoterie
— inward forms of faith and religion
Estonian:
esoteerika
— inward forms of faith and religion
Estonian:
esoteeria
— inward forms of faith and religion
Finnish:
esoteerisuus
— inward forms of faith and religion
French:
ésotérisme
— inward forms of faith and religion
Friulian:
esoterisim
— inward forms of faith and religion
Galician:
esoterismo
— inward forms of faith and religion
German:
Esoterik
— inward forms of faith and religion
Greek:
εσωτερισμός
(esoterismós)
— inward forms of faith and religion
Hungarian:
ezoterika
— inward forms of faith and religion
Italian:
esterismo
— inward forms of faith and religion
Lithuanian:
ezoterika
— inward forms of faith and religion
Norwegian:
esoterisme
— inward forms of faith and religion
Polish:
ezoteryka
— inward forms of faith and religion
Portuguese:
esoterismo
— inward forms of faith and religion
Romanian:
ezoterism
— inward forms of faith and religion
Russian:
эзотеризм
(ezoterizm)
— inward forms of faith and religion
Serbo-Croatian:
ezoterija
— inward forms of faith and religion
Slovak:
ezoterizmus
— inward forms of faith and religion
Spanish:
esoterismo
— inward forms of faith and religion
Swedish:
esoterism
— inward forms of faith and religion
Turkish:
ezoterizm
— inward forms of faith and religion
Ukrainian:
езотерика
(ezoteryka)
— inward forms of faith and religion
Ukrainian:
езотеризм
(ezoteryzm)
— inward forms of faith and religion
