esoterism
/ˌɛsəˈtɛɹɪzm/noun
esoterism is spelled E-S-O-T-E-R-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, esoterism means “The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of esoterism is esoterisms.
How many letters and syllables are in esoterism?
| Letters | 9: E-S-O-T-E-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is esoterism?
Esoterism appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce esoterism?
- UK /ˌiːsəʊˈtɛɹɪzm/
- US /ˌɛsəˈtɛɹɪzm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-esoterism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of esoterism
- esoterisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does esoterism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.
- 2
The quality of being esoteric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Esoterism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inward forms of faith and religion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ésotérisme |
| German | Esoterik |
| Portuguese | esoterismo |
| Spanish | esoterismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.