| − | '''Esoteric''' means "hidden", "for the few", or "for the ''[[Elitism|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. | + | '''Esoteric''' means "hidden", "for the few", or "for the ''[[Elitism|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" and "[[Mysticism|mystical]]". | | The word is sometimes used as a [[synonym]] for "complicated", "complex", "highly technical", "advanced knowledge", "unnecessarily confusing", "difficult or impossible to understand", "generally obscure" and "[[Mysticism|mystical]]". |