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esoterica

/ˌesəˈterɪkə/noun

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गूढ़ विषय, रहस्यमय बातें

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    [pl.] formal

    things that are known about or understood by only a small number of people with a special interest or knowledge

    गूढ़ विषय, रहस्यमय बातें

    • a collector of religious esoterica
    • The library's top shelf holds rare esoterica that few students ever read.
    • The professor was a master of Sanskrit grammar and other esoterica.
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    • The shop sells ancient manuscripts and other esoterica.
    • His lecture was full of esoterica that most listeners could not follow.

    Synonyms mysteries arcana rarities obscurities

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mysteries arcana rarities obscurities

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?Which word?

Keep the hidden-knowledge words together: esoteric (understood by a few), arcane (secret and mysterious), recondite, abstruse (difficult to understand), cryptic (with a hidden meaning).

गूढ़ ज्ञान के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: esoteric (कुछ लोगों द्वारा समझा), arcane (गुप्त और रहस्यमय), recondite, abstruse (समझना कठिन), cryptic (छिपे अर्थ वाला)।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective esoteric means understood by only a few ('esoteric knowledge'); its opposite exoteric means suitable for the general public.

Adjective esoteric का अर्थ केवल कुछ लोगों द्वारा समझा जाने वाला है ('esoteric knowledge'); इसका विपरीत exoteric (आम जनता के उपयुक्त)।