'''Esoteric''' (broadly meaning 'known only by a small number of people' or, by extension, 'highly mystical or theoretical', more loosely 'impractical, over-complicated', also 'clandestine, secretive'), most often refers to any of several traditions of '''esoterica'''<!--which redirects here--> or esotericism – occult spiritual beliefs and practices.
''Esoteric'' may also refer to:
==Beliefs== * Eastern esotericism * Western esotericism ** Outline of Western esotericism * Esoteric Christianity * Vajrayana, Esoteric Buddhism ** Chinese Esoteric Buddhism * Esoteric interpretation of the Quran * Esoteric neo-Nazism * Esoteric Hinduism
==Music== * ''Esoteric'' (album), a 2009 album by Skyfire * Esoteric (band), an English funeral doom band * Esoteric (rapper) (born 1978), American rapper * The Esoteric, an American metalcore band * Esoteric Recordings, a British independent record label ** ''Al Haig Trio'' (Esoteric), a 1954 album, on the Esoteric label, by Al Haig; it is sometimes referred to (in a clear enough context) simply as ''Esoteric'' * The Esoterics, an American choir
==Other uses== * Esoteric programming language, an experimental programming language not intended for serious use; in a clear enough context, it might be referred to as ''an esoteric'' * Esoterica (medication), an ointment
==See also== {{wiktionary|esoteric|esoterica|esoterical}} * Esoterik (born 1980), Australian rapper * Esotericism (disambiguation) * Exoteric, opposite of ''esoteric''
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