ESOTERIC
adjective, designed for or understood by a small number of people, broadly, difficult to understand, private confidential
Though it wades deep into the esoteric details of monetary policy, the book is still accessible to a general audience.
The opposite of "esoteric" is "exoteric," which means "suitable to be imparted to the public." According to one account, those who were deemed worthy to attend Aristotle's learned discussions were known as his "esoteric," his confidants, while this who merely attend his popular evening lectures were called his "exoterics." Since material that is geared toward a target audience is often not as easily comprehensible to outside observers, "esoteric" acquied an extended meaning of "difficult to understand." Both "esoteric" and "exoteric" started appearing in English in the mid-1600s, "esoteric" traces back to ancient Greece by way of the Late Latin esoteric; the Greek esotericus comes from the comparative form of eiso, which mean "within."
Ken Bridgman my cousin from back east
New Years Eve Victoria BC
peace
hugs always
karen charlie and enzo
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