Look up: esoteric

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   esoteric
   abstruse intended only for a small circle of 
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   Esoteric
   hidden, secret, within. From the Greek 'Esoterikos'. The term was first applied to the private instructions and doctrines of Pythagoras, taught only to a select number of his pupils and not intended or designed for the general outer body. Opposed to exoteric or public.
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   esoteric
   [adj] - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
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   Esoteric
   Es`o·ter'ic (ĕs`o*tĕ'ĭk) adjective [ Greek 'eswteriko`s , from 'esw`teros inner, interior, comp. from 'e`sw in, within, from 'es , e'is , into, from 'en in. See In .] Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; pri ...
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   Esoteric
   Es`o·ter'ic adjective Marked by secrecy or privacy; private; select; confidential; as, an esoteric purpose; an esoteric meeting.
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   Esoteric
   Es`o·ter'ic noun (Philos.) (a) An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics. (b) One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites.
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   esoteric
   adjective confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; `a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories`
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   Esoteric
   • (a.) 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. • (n.) An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosop...
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   Esoteric
   Belonging to the inner circle of initiates, or experts; e.g. the esoteric doctrines attributed to the Stoics, or the esoteric members of the Pythagorean brotherhoods;contrasted with exoteric (q.v.). -- G.R.M.
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