n. The tendency to promote or desire the esoteric.
n. Doctrines or practices of esoteric knowledge.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Esoteric doctrine or principles.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Esoteric doctrine or principles; devotion to or inclination for mysticism or occultism. Also esoterism.
Word Usage
""esotericism" suffers the risk of collapse when the resources of the "initiates" are not sufficient to "patch the gaps", that is, to solve problems as soon as they occur."