esoteric
[ es-uh-ter-ik ]
/ ˌɛs əˈtɛr ɪk /
adjective
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions.
belonging to the select few.
private; secret; confidential.
(of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group: the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.
Origin of esoteric
SYNONYMS FOR esoteric
OTHER WORDS FROM esoteric
es·o·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb non·es·o·ter·ic, adjective non·es·o·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb un·es·o·ter·ic, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH esoteric
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British Dictionary definitions for esoteric
esoteric
/ (ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk) /
adjective
restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, esp because of abstruseness or obscurity
an esoteric cult Compare exoteric
difficult to understand; abstruse
an esoteric statement
not openly admitted; private
esoteric aims
Derived forms of esoteric
esoterically, adverb esotericism, nounWord Origin for esoteric
C17: from Greek
esōterikos, from
esōterō inner