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Definitions for Esoteric
[1] understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions.
[2] belonging to the select few.
[3] private; secret; confidential.
[4] (of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group: the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.
[5] restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, esp because of abstruseness or obscurity an esoteric cult Compare exoteric
[6] difficult to understand; abstruse an esoteric statement
[7] not openly admitted; private esoteric aims
Words related to Esoteric
mystical, arcane, abstruse, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, occult, private, profound, recondite, secret, sibylline, Delphic, orphic
Words nearby Esoteric
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Origin of Esoteric
1645–55; < Greek esōterikós inner, equivalent to esṓter(os ) inner + -ikos -ic
Words that may be confused with 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 , adjective
Word origin for Esoteric
C17: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō inner
Synonyms for Esoteric
abstruse, arcane, mystical, Delphic, acroamatic, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, occult, orphic, private, profound, recondite, secret, sibylline