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(iːsoʊterɪk, US esə-)
adjective
If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people.
[formal]
...esoteric knowledge.
His esoteric interests set him apart from his contemporaries.
Synonyms: obscure, private, secret, hidden More Synonyms of esoteric

esoteric in British English

(ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk)
adjective
1. 
restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, esp because of abstruseness or obscurity
an esoteric cult
Compare exoteric
2. 
difficult to understand; abstruse
an esoteric statement
3. 
not openly admitted; private
esoteric aims
Derived forms
esoterically (ˌesoˈterically)
adverb
esotericism (ˌesoˈteriˌcism) or esoterism (ˌeˈsoteˌrism)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō inner

esoteric in American English

(ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk)
adjective
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 understanding or knowledge of most people; abstruse
2. 
confidential; private; withheld
an esoteric plan
see also exoteric
Derived forms
esoterically (ˌesoˈterically)
adverb
Word origin
Gr esōterikos < esōteros, inner, compar. of esō, within < es, eis, into

Examples of 'esoteric' in a sentence
esoteric

This bible refers to the divine feminine and personal esoteric knowledge.
Christianity Today (2000)
The world is full of modest people brimming with esoteric knowledge.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There was something about his esoteric interests and unaffected grin that drew me in.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The balance between statute and independent regulation is not a trivial or esoteric subject.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Lawyers and judges also spent time this year on more esoteric subjects.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And it is wrapped up in the seemingly esoteric subject of reserved legal activities.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These men are just happy being stars, famous at home and abroad within their esoteric world.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His quest to buy a Steinway grand leads him into the esoteric world of luxury piano makers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There has to be a return to what an older generation would have termed arithmetic and far less interest in esoteric methods of dealing with numbers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The question of retrospective enforcement is not applicable only to the esoteric world of FX trading.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
esoteric

British English: esoteric ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people.
...esoteric knowledge.
  • American English: esoteric
  • Brazilian Portuguese: esotérico
  • Chinese: 深奥难懂的
  • European Spanish: esotérico
  • French: ésotérique
  • German: esoterisch
  • Italian: esoterico
  • Japanese: 秘伝の
  • Korean: 비전의
  • European Portuguese: esotérico
  • Latin American Spanish: esotérico

(adjective) 
Definition
understood by only a small number of people, esp. because they have special knowledge
She has published several books on pathworking and other esoteric subjects.
Synonyms
obscure
The contract is written in obscure language.
private
I've always kept my private and professional life separate.
He hardly ever betrayed his private thoughts.
secret
a secret code
hidden
Uncover hidden meanings and discover special messages.
inner
He loves studying chess and discovering its inner secrets.
mysterious
He died in mysterious circumstances.
mystical
mystic union with God
mystic
occult
organizations which campaign against paganism and occult practices
arcane
the arcane world of contemporary music
hypermetric
cryptic
I wondered just what he meant by that cryptic remark.
inscrutable
Even when opened the contents of the package were as inscrutable as ever.
abstruse
Meetings keep reverting to discussions about abstruse resolutions.
recondite
Her poems are recondite in subject matter.
cabbalistic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abstruse
Definition
not easy to understand
Meetings keep reverting to discussions about abstruse resolutions.
Synonyms
obscure,
complex,
confusing,
puzzling,
subtle,
mysterious,
concealed,
abstract,
vague,
deep,
dark,
hidden,
unclear,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
esoteric,
perplexing,
occult,
opaque,
incomprehensible,
arcane,
hazy,
cryptic,
unfathomable,
recondite,
Delphic,
clear as mud (informal)
in the sense of arcane
Definition
very mysterious
the arcane world of contemporary music
Synonyms
mysterious,
secret,
hidden,
esoteric,
occult,
recondite,
cabbalistic
in the sense of cryptic
Definition
having a hidden or secret meaning
I wondered just what he meant by that cryptic remark.
Synonyms
mysterious,
dark,
coded,
puzzling,
obscure,
vague,
veiled,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
perplexing,
arcane,
equivocal,
abstruse,
Delphic,
oracular

Nearby words of
esoteric

  • eschew
  • escort
  • esculent
  • esoteric
  • especial
  • especially
  • espionage

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