esoteric (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *esoteric*:
ADJECTIVE	all	esoteric	confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

esoteric > pronunciation
Sounds	eh.sahteh'rihk; eh.sowteh'rihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *esoteric*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle.
Example	"a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
Narrower	abstruse, deep, recondite	Difficult to penetrate
	arcane	requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
	cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline	Having a secret or hidden / hidden meaning / meaning
	mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic	Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
See also	private	Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
Opposite	exoteric	Suitable for the general public
Spanish	esotérico
Catalan	esotèric

HyperDic: esoteric