esotérico
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See also: esoterico
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)
- (philosophy, etc.) esoteric
- understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle
- Antonym: exotérico
- having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical
- understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle
Usage notes[edit]
The words esotérico and exotérico, despite being antonyms, are homophones in Portuguese.
Further reading[edit]
- “esotérico” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “esotérico” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “esotérico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “esotérico” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “esotérico” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “esotérico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)
- (philosophy, etc.) esoteric
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “esotérico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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