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Esoterica vs Arcane - What's the difference?

esoterica | arcane |

As adjectives the difference between esoterica and arcane

is that esoterica is while arcane is understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.

esoterica

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • Things that are esoteric; things that are impractical or specialised.
  • * 2002 , " Luke Helder's Bad Trip," Time , 20 May,
    • Helder was also a visionary given to muddled, passionate harangues on immortality, astral projection and other esoterica .

    Related terms

    * esoteric * exoteric * exoterica ----

    arcane

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
  • * 1997 : Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault'', page 67, ''The Renaissance Episteme (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
    • A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane' knowledge. Knowing was '''guessing''' and ' interpreting , not observing or demonstrating.

    Synonyms

    * esoteric * recondite * clandestine

    Antonyms

    * mundane

    Related terms

    * arcana

    References

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