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 Definitions of esoteric  [ˌɛs əˈtɛr ɪk]  

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Definition of 'esoteric' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) esoteric
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest or for the initiates of a group; recondite.

2.  esoteric
belonging to the select few.

3.  esoteric
private; secret.

Etymology:  (1645–55; < Gk esōterikós)

Definition of 'esoteric' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) esoteric
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
"a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"


Definition of 'esoteric' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) esoteric
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 the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric


Definitions of 'esoteric' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  esoteric
a term used to denote teaching intended only for the initiated, and intelligible only to them.



'esoteric' - Nearby Entries  

esop  esophagus  esoteric  esoterica  esotropia  esox  esox americanus  



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