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esoteric (adj) – 1. (a) Intended for or understood by only a small group, especially one with specialised knowledge or interests.
b. Relating to or being a small group with specialised knowledge or interests.
- Not known by or suitable for the public; private.
(noun) – 1. One that is esoteric.
- (esoterics) Esoteric matters; esoterica.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : 1650s, from Greek esoterikos “belonging to an inner circle”, from esotero “more within,” comparative adverb of eso “within,” from PIE *ens-o-, suffixed form of *ens, extended form of root *en “in.” Classically applied to certain popular and non-technical writings of Aristotle, later to doctrines of Pythagoras. In English, first of Pythagorean doctrines.
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