esoteric

esoteric
adjective Etymology: Late Latin esotericus, from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, comparative of eisō, esō within, from eis into; akin to Greek en in — more at in Date: circa 1660 1. a. designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone <
a body of esoteric legal doctrine — B. N. Cardozo
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b. requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group <
esoteric terminology
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esoteric strategies
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; broadly difficult to understand <
esoteric subjects
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2. a. limited to a small circle <
engaging in esoteric pursuits
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b. private, confidential <
an esoteric purpose
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3. of special, rare, or unusual interest <
esoteric building materials
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esoterically adverb

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  • Esoteric — Es o*ter ic, n. (Philos.) (a) An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics. (b) One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Esoteric — Es o*ter ic ([e^]s [ o]*t[e^] [i^]k), a. [Gr. eswteriko s, fr. esw teros inner, interior, comp. fr. e sw in, within, fr. es, e is, into, fr. en in. See {In}.] 1. Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • esoteric — I adjective abstruse, acroamatic, acroamatical, acroatic, arcane, cabalistic, cabalistical, concealed, confidential, confined to a select circle, covert, cryptic, deep, designed for the initiated, difficult to comprehend, enigmatic, enigmatical,… …   Law dictionary

  • esoteric — esotéric adj. m., pl. esotérici; f. sg. esotérică, pl. esotérice Trimis de siveco, 24.03.2009. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  ESOTÉRIC, Ă adj. v. ezoteric …   Dicționar Român

  • esoteric — 1650s, from Gk. esoterikos belonging to an inner circle, from esotero more within, comparative adv. of eso within, related to eis into, en in (see EN (Cf. en ) (2)). In English, originally of Pythagorean doctrines. According to Lucian, the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • esoteric — [es΄ə ter′ik] adj. [Gr esōterikos < esōteros, inner, compar. of esō, within < es, eis, into] 1. a) intended for or understood by only a chosen few, as an inner group of disciples or initiates: said of ideas, literature, etc. b) beyond the… …   English World dictionary

  • Esoteric — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Funeral Doom Gründung 1992 Aktuelle Besetzung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • esoteric — occult, *recondite, abstruse Analogous words: mystic, *mystical, anagogic, cabalistic: arcane, *mysterious …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • esoteric — [adj] mysterious, obscure abstruse, acroamatic, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, Delphic, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, occult, Orphic, private, profound, recondite, secret, Sibylline; concepts 529,576,582 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • esoteric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ intended for or understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge. DERIVATIVES esoterically adverb esotericism noun esotericist noun. ORIGIN Greek es terikos, from es within …   English terms dictionary

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