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'''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. | ||
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| + | The word is sometimes used as a [[synonym]] for "complicated", "complex", "highly [[technology|technical]]", "advanced knowledge", "unnecessarily confusing", "difficult or impossible to understand", "generally obscure" and "[[Mysticism|mystical]]". | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, January 13, 2017
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" and "mystical".