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It was only after he mastered psychology, philosophy, history, spiritualism, prophesizing and religion, in his old age, that he knew his know he could be at peace. He mastered all these ____ (collective word).

The best fit I can think of fields but could mean anything really and is too generic. Sciences sounds better since he researched it from a fundamental point of view but history, prophesizing and religion are not sciences. It's not in school or academic, and spiritualism is not a subject, so subjects doesn't sound correct. Is there a better word for fields that sounds more high-brow?

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    Would a word such as "disciplins" fit?
    – Jiminy Cricket.
    Commented Jun 12, 2020 at 21:21
  • @Bitterdreggs. Yes you can add it as answer
    – greay
    Commented Jun 12, 2020 at 21:43
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    Yeah, but please spell it right.
    – Robusto
    Commented Jun 12, 2020 at 23:28
  • The hypernyms disciplines and specialisms (the UK variant of specialties) are given; there will almost certainly be no more appropriate answers, though the earlier question is more specific, spiritualism not being taught in many schools.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Jun 13, 2020 at 10:58

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To correct the spelling of Bitter dregs:

disciplines:

A branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education.

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How about specialties? From Lexido:

specialty: A pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert.

Your example (edited):

It was only after he mastered the specialties of psychology, philosophy, history, spiritualism, prophesizing, and religion, in his old age, that he knew he could be at peace.

Another possibility that might work in your desired context is esoterica. From Lexico:

esoterica: Esoteric or highly specialized subjects or publications.

Your example (edited):

It was only after he mastered the esoterica of psychology, philosophy, history, spiritualism, prophesizing, and religion, in his old age, that he knew he could be at peace.

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