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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024es•o•ter•ic /ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - understood by or meant for only a small number of people who have special knowledge or interest:poetry full of esoteric allusions.
- private;
secret:an esoteric ritual.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024es•o•ter•ic (es′ə ter′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest;
recondite:poetry full of esoteric allusions. - belonging to the select few.
- private;
secret;
confidential. - Philosophy(of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group:the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.
- Greek esōterikós inner, equivalent. to esó̄ter(os) inner + -ikos -ic
- 1645–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abstruse, arcane, cryptic, enigmatic.
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