Esoterica definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Poets ranked by beard weight: "Poets Ranked by Beard Weight is a classic of Edwardian esoterica, a privately printed leaflet offered by subscription to the informed man of fashion and as a divertissement au courant for reading bins and cocktail tables of parlor cars and libraries and smoking lounges of gentlemen's clubs."

—The Fate of the Artist

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plural noun Esoteric matters or items.

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This was the first time that it had occurred to Grey that the Church of England might have its own esoterica, its own hidden cabala. — Smoke and Mirrors, by Neil Gaiman.
* Access to 3AA Club exclusive toys and esoterica. — ASHLEY WOOD
The report contains many interesting facts about government secrecy on multiple levels, but here is one bit of esoterica that jumped out at me: In 2007, the federal government ordered — Legal Blog Watch
Look, "UFO" is misleading, tempting one to leap to assumptions of New Age rituals, bookshelves lined with "esoterica", framed and autographed pictures of David Icke, and an unhealthy devotion to role-playing games. — YBLOG ZA
That may sound trivial, but something's genuine in the esoterica — New York Press