esoteric

English - Turkish

Definition of esoteric in English Turkish dictionary

bir kesime hitap eden

hususi

belirli bir grup tarafından anlaşılan veya onlara hitap eden

{s} anlaşılması zor

olağandışı

ufak bir gruba özgü

belirli bir kesime hitap eden

(bilgi/ilgi/vb.) belirli bir kesime hitap eden

{s} ezoterik

{s} belli bir gruba hitap eden

saklı

gizli/özel

{s} özel

(Tıp) Organ içind başlayan

{s} gizli

mektum

(Askeri) Belirli bir grup tarafından anlaşılan, gizli

{s} gizli inançları olan

ancak ufak bir grupça bilinen

nadir

batıni

içrek

Related Terms

esoteric doctrine

kabala

esoterically

gizli/özel olarak

esoterically

hususi bir çekilde

esoterically

ezoterik olarak

English - English

Definition of esoteric in English English dictionary

Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application

Understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle

The writing in this manual is very esoteric; I need a degree in engineering just to understand it!.

Confidential; private

{a} private, not open or public

{s} private, confidential; meant only for the initiated or the select few

Secret, or hidden, or inner teachings ( CONTRAST: Exoteric )

Opposed to exoteric

That which is hidden or veiled It is subjective wisdom, percieved with the developed subtle senses

confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories

Exclusive; restricted; erudite The term implies being limited to specialists or an exclusive inner circle by a quality of being too complex, scholarly or profound for popular dissemination or understanding

Marked by secrecy or privacy; private; select; confidential; as, an esoteric purpose; an esoteric meeting

An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics

Being understandable only to those on the inside; hence descriptive of things generally far-out and obscure

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

(information that is understood by few, not traditional interest or ideas)

If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people. esoteric knowledge. a spoiled aristocrat with pretentious airs and esoteric tastes. known and understood by only a few people who have special knowledge about something (esoterikos, from esotero , from eiso )

(Greek "esoterikos", "inner") beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; hidden or inner knowledge reserved for initiates Compare with exoteric

confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

Pertaining to the inner, as opposed to exoteric, or outer

1 restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, especially because of abstruseness (i e not easy to understand) or obscurity

(Greek "esoterikos", "inner") beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; hidden or inner knowledge reserved for initiates

One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites

(Greek, those within) Exoteric, those without The term originated with Pythagoras, who stood behind a curtain when he gave his lectures Those who were allowed to attend the lectures, but not to see his face, he called his exoteric disciples; but those who were allowed to enter the veil, his esoteric Aristotle adopted the same terms, though he did not lecture behind a curtain He called those who attended his evening lectures, which were of a popular character, his exoterics: and those who attended his more abstruse morning lectures, his esoterics

esoterical

rarefied

occult

Related Terms

esoterically

in an esoteric manner, privately, secretly

esoterically

In an esoteric manner

Hyphenation

es·o·ter·ic

Turkish pronunciation

esōterîk

Synonyms

arcane, recondite, cerebral, secretive, abstruse, acroamatic, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, delphic, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable

Antonyms

exoteric, common, familiar, known, obvious, public, unmysterious

Pronunciation

/ˌesōˈterək/ /ˌɛsoʊˈtɛrɪk/

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikos, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōterō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (esō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”) (esoteric originally referred to the secret teachings of Greek philosophers, versus public or exoteric ones).