Oh my word Esoteric, Exotic

Tantra is esoteric, teaching of which is restricted to a few disciples. It appeared that for once, Swamiglee had met an adequate Tantric partner, who could see him as a human being and not just as a guru who ‘will jumpstart them to a higher realm’, a giver of super powers only.” —Anusual: Memoirs of a Girl Who Came Back from the Dead by Anu Aggarwal

What is esoteric to you may not be esoteric to others: it is all a perception or a matter of interest in that field.

Esoteric is an adjective. Esoteric means that which is not easily understandable to all but only to those with a specialized knowledge or interest in that particular subject or field; attributed to a doctrine or mode of speech and others which are intelligible only to the initiated.

Esoteric comes from the Greek word ‘esoterikos’.

The variants of esoteric are esoterically (adverb), esotericist and esotericism (nouns).

Esoteric concepts are those that are theoretical without tangible and obvious applications such as the philosophical concepts related to spirit, soul, divinity, maya, nirvana, things that are arcane, recondite, cerebral, and others.

Esotericsubjects are often those related to mystical subjects and religious connotations.

Dvaita and Advaita are esoteric concepts of ancient India.

Esoteric also refers to something that is confidential, private, secretive.

The political party conducted an esoteric meeting to appraise its status in the electoral arena.

She went on an esoteric mission to find out about her inner spark.

The opposite of esoteric is exoteric (accessible, public, popular).

Bhakti is exoteric; moksha is esoteric.

Exotic means alien, external, extraneous, extrinsic, foreign, imported, introduced, naturalized, not native, something or someone that is exciting in some way, that which is not native to an ecosystem or habitation.

Exotic also means bizarre, colourful, curious, glamorous, mysterious, outlandish, peculiar, strange, striking, unfamiliar, and unusual.

What is exotic to you may not be exotic to another person. India is an exotic country for foreigners but it is a native country for its citizens.

The variants of exotic (adjective) are exotically (adverb), exoticism, exoticity, exoticization, exoticness (nouns).

Exotica is a plural form of exotic referring to something that is curious, strange, unusual things; also a music genre popular in the 1960s America.

Exotic dancer is a euphemism for pole dancer, stripper, belly dancer.

How many exotic plants are there in India that have become almost native? Mango, chili, potato, brinjal…

People are always fascinated to travel to the exotic lands throughout the ages, and in the Digital Age there are virtual exotic places to explore esoterically.

Kovuuri G Reddy