esoteric
Example Sentences
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My question was, admittedly, a bit esoteric and although I had to nudge the agent ever so slightly, I managed to get my answer pretty quickly, nonetheless.
From Salon
“History is more than just an esoteric search for facts; it involves a living community and its common memory.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Druze are followers of an esoteric religion that split from Shiite Islam centuries ago.
From Barron's
He introduced her to the teachings of George Gurdjieff, the esoteric spiritual teacher who took Western intellectual circles by storm in the 1920s.
All have won multiple titles and medals at international competitions, though the hierarchy of ice-dancing championships is too esoteric for those of us who just want to watch the performances.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
