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adj. Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult. See Synonyms at mysterious.

adj. Of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people.

adj. Confined to a small group: esoteric interests.

adj. Not publicly disclosed; confidential.

adj. Understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle.

adj. Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.

adj. Confidential; private.

adj. Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic; -- said of discussions of technical topics and of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric.

adj. Marked by secrecy or privacy; private; select; confidential.

n. An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics.

n. One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites.

Literally, inner: originally applied to certain writings of Aristotle of a scientific, as opposed to a popular, character, and afterward to the secret or acroamatic teachings of Pythagoras; hence, in general, secret; intended to be communicated only to the initiated; profound.

In embryology, endoblastic. See the extract.

n. An esoteric doctrine.

n. A believer in esoteric doctrines.

adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

""During the credit crisis the word 'esoteric' became associated with deals that were too complex for investors to understand," Mr. Wishengrad said."

recondite    abstruse    qabalistic    sibylline    mysterious    mystic    cryptical    Orphic    mystical    occult   

private    interior    acroamatic    select    confidential    esoterics    recondite    arcane    cerebral    secretive   

Carrick    Derek    Derick    Derrick    Deryck    Eric    Erick    Erik    Garrick    Herrick   

arcane    abstruse    occult    mystical    metaphysical    theological    buddhist    tantric    biblical    elementary