About The Word Esoteric
Learn about the word Esoteric to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Esoteric definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Esoteric
Esoteric Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of Esoteric?
[adj] confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Esoteric: abstruse | arcane | cabalistic | cryptic | cryptical | deep | mysterious | mystic | mystical | occult | orphic | recondite | secret | sibylline Related Terms | Find terms related to Esoteric: absolute | abstract | abstruse | anagogic | arcane | auricular | between the lines | between us | cabalic | cabalistic | censored | certain | classified | close | closed | concealed | concrete | confidential | covert | cryptic | dark | deep | deep-seated | defined | definite | delitescent | detailed | determinate | different | distinct | distinguished | dormant | eerie | enigmatic | especial | exceptional | express | extramundane | extraordinary | extraterrestrial | fey | fixed | heavy | hermetic | hibernating | hidden | hush-hush | hypernormal | hyperphysical | immanent | implanted | implicit | in petto | inalienable | individual | indwelling | infixed | ingrained | inherent | inner | inside | internal | intimate | intrinsic | inward | inwrought | irreducible | latent | lurking | metaphysic | minute | muffled | mysterious | mystic | not for publication | noteworthy | numinous | obfuscated | obscured | occult | off the record | otherworldly | particular | personal | possible | potential | precise | preterhuman | preternatural | preternormal | pretersensual | private | privileged | profound | psychic | recondite | resident | respective | restricted | sealed | secret | several | singular | sleeping | smothered | solipsistic | special | specific | spiritual | stifled | subjective | submerged | superhuman | supernatural | supernormal | superphysical | supersensible | supersensual | suppressed | supramundane | supranatural | theosophical | theosophist | top secret | transcendental | transmundane | ulterior | unalienable | unbreatheable | unchallengeable | under privilege | under security | under the surface | under wraps | underlying | undisclosable | undisclosed | undivulgable | undivulged | unearthly | unhuman | unmanifested | unpublishable | unquestionable | unrevealable | unrevealed | unspoken | untellable | untold | unutterable | unuttered | unwhisperable | unworldly | veiled | virtual See Also | fathomless | private | unfathomable Esoteric In Webster's Dictionary \Es`o*ter"ic\ ([e^]s`[-o]*t[e^]"[i^]k), a. [Gr.
'eswteriko`s, fr. 'esw`teros inner, interior, comp. fr. 'e`sw
in, within, fr. 'es, e'is, into, fr. 'en in. See {In}.]
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.
Enough if every age produce two or three critics of
this esoteric class, with here and there a reader to
understand them. --De Quincey.
\Es`o*ter"ic\, a. Marked by secrecy or privacy; private; select; confidential; as, an esoteric purpose; an esoteric meeting. \Es`o*ter"ic\, n. (Philos.) (a) An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics. (b) One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Robed ‐ dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination;…
- Maxillary ‐ of or relating to the…
- Sea chub ‐ schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans;…
- Harmonious ‐ existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"…
- Hospitably ‐ in a hospitable manner; "she was received hospitably by her new…
- Supervisory program ‐ a program that controls the execution of…
- Ouranopithecus ‐ a genus of…
- Xerophyte ‐ plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare…
- Negatively ‐ in a negative way; "he was negatively inclined" [adv] in a harmful…
- Loved ‐ held dear; "his loved companion of…