Definitions
Understood by only a small or specialized group.
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”) (the term esoteric referred originally to the secret teachings of Greek philosophers, versus public or exoteric ones).
Used in a sentence
“The writing in this manual is very esoteric; I’d need a degree in engineering just to understand it!”
“When he spoke to me of esoteric mysteries I wanted to say to him,"Don't give me that spiritual hokum, friend!"”
“an esoteric purpose”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“For insiders”8 letters
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