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1. a. : designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone. a body of esoteric legal doctrine B. N. Cardozo. b. : requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group. esoteric terminology. broadly : difficult to understand. esoteric subjects. 2. a. : limited to a small circle. engaging in esoteric pursuits. b.
Esoteric most commonly means obscure and only understood or intended to be understood by a small number of people with special (and perhaps secret) knowledge. It’s often used to describe knowledge that’s only intended to be revealed to people who have been initiated into a certain group.
very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge: He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games. disapproving or humorous She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes. Compare. exoteric. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult to understand. abstrusely. ambiguity.
very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge: He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games. disapproving or humorous She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes. Compare. exoteric. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult to understand. abstrusely. ambiguity.
Definitions of esoteric. adjective. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. “a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories”. synonyms: abstruse, deep, recondite. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. arcane.
esoteric, the quality of having an inner or secret meaning. This term and its correlative exoteric were first applied in the ancient Greek mysteries to those who were initiated ( eso , “within”) and to those who were not ( exo , “outside”), respectively.
6 days ago · Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations. Synonym: cerebral. Confidential; private . Synonym: secretive. an esoteric purpose.
