— 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. (of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group: the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.
[ 1645-55; esoterikós inner, equiv. to esóter ( os ) inner + -ikos -IC ]
Syn. 1. abstruse, arcane, cryptic, enigmatic.