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Esoteric means "hidden", "for the few", or "for the elite" or inner circle, the extraordinary or special, reserved; as distinct from exoteric meaning "open, exposed", "for the many", or "for the common people", the masses or the mob, the crowds, the ordinary.
The word is sometimes used as a synonym for "complicated", "complex", "highly technical", "advanced knowledge", "unnecessarily confusing", "difficult or impossible to understand", "generally obscure", "incomprehensible" and "mystical".
Esotericism, the belief in and study of esoteric spiritual matters, is often mistakenly confused with Occultism.
See also
- Esoteric subjects most people find incomprehensible
Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)
External link
The Free Dictionary. esoteric (thefreedictionary.com)
New World Encyclopedia. Esotericism (newworldencyclopedia.org)