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== Connotations ==
== Connotations ==
==== "Esotericism" in current usage ====
==== "Esotericism" in current usage ====
In Western, English-speaking societies today, the term "esotericism" has come to informally mean any '''knowledge that is difficult to understand or remember''', such as [[theoretical physics]], or that which pertains to the [[minutiae]] of a particular discipline, such as "esoteric" [[baseball]] statistics.
In Western, English-speaking societies today, the term "esotericism" has come to informally mean any knowledge that is difficult to understand or remember, such as [[theoretical physics]], or that which pertains to the [[minutiae]] of a particular discipline, such as "esoteric" [[baseball]] statistics.
The term "esoteric" does not necessarily refer to "esotericism" ''per se'' in the sense of "inner" knowledge, disciplines, or practices.
The term "esoteric" does not necessarily refer to "esotericism" ''per se'' in the sense of "inner" knowledge, disciplines, or practices.