Esoteric Meaning: The Complete Dictionary of Hidden Knowledge
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Esoteric meaning refers to the inner, hidden, or symbolic significance of a text, symbol, number, ritual, or experience — accessible to initiates, mystics, and serious students of spiritual traditions. The word comes from the Greek esōterikós (ἐσωτερικός), meaning "from within." Its opposite is exoteric: the outer, public, surface meaning.
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