- esoteric knowledge
- эзотерические знания
Англо-русский словарь по исследованиям и ноу-хау. Е.Г. Коваленк. 2015.
Англо-русский словарь по исследованиям и ноу-хау. Е.Г. Коваленк. 2015.
Esoteric cosmology — is cosmology that is an intrinsic part of an esoteric or occult system of thought. It almost always deals with at least some of the following themes: emanation, involution, evolution, epigenesis, planes of existence or higher worlds (and their… … Wikipedia
Esoteric interpretation of the Qur'an — An esoteric interpretation of the Qur an is an interpretation of the Qur’an which includes attribution of esoteric or mystic meanings to the text by the interpreter. In this respect, its method is different from the conventional exegesis of the… … Wikipedia
Esoteric Christianity — The Temple of the Rose Cross, Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens, 1618 … Wikipedia
esoteric — [[t]i͟ːsoʊte̱rɪk, AM e̱sə [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people. [FORMAL] ...esoteric knowledge. ...a spoiled aristocrat with pretentious airs and … English dictionary
esoteric — adjective in attendance were more than 50 antiques dealers brimming with esoteric knowledge Syn: abstruse, obscure, arcane, recherché, rarefied, recondite, abstract; enigmatic, inscrutable, cryptic, Delphic; complex, complicated, incomprehensible … Thesaurus of popular words
esoteric — [es΄ə ter′ik] adj. [Gr esōterikos < esōteros, inner, compar. of esō, within < es, eis, into] 1. a) intended for or understood by only a chosen few, as an inner group of disciples or initiates: said of ideas, literature, etc. b) beyond the… … English World dictionary
esoteric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ intended for or understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge. DERIVATIVES esoterically adverb esotericism noun esotericist noun. ORIGIN Greek es terikos, from es within … English terms dictionary
esoteric — adjective Etymology: Late Latin esotericus, from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, comparative of eisō, esō within, from eis into; akin to Greek en in more at in Date: circa 1660 1. a. designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
esoteric — esoterically, adv. /es euh ter ik/, adj. 1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions. 2. belonging to the select few. 3. private; secret; confidential. 4.… … Universalium
esoteric — es|o|ter|ic [ˌesəˈterık, ˌi:sə ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: esoterikos, from esotero further inside , from eiso inside ] known and understood by only a few people who have special knowledge about something ▪ the esoteric world of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
esoteric — adjective known and understood by only a few people who have special knowledge about something: an esoteric form of Buddhism esoterically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English