different between esoteric vs sutra

English

Alternative forms

• esoterick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (es?terikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ??????? (es?tér?, “further inside”), comparative of ??? (és?, “within”), from ?? (es), ??? (eis, “into”) (esoteric originally referred to the secret teachings of Greek philosophers, versus public or exoteric ones).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?i?s.???t??.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??s.??t??.?k/, /??s.o??t??.?k/, enPR: ?s?t?r'?k, ?s?t?r'?k
• Rhymes: -?r?k

Adjective

esoteric (comparative more esoteric, superlative most esoteric)

1. Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.

   Synonyms: arcane, recondite

2. Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.
   • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 278]:

     When he spoke to me of esoteric mysteries I wanted to say to him,"Don't give me that spiritual hokum, friend!"

   Synonym: cerebral

3. Confidential; private.

   Synonym: secretive

Antonyms

• exoteric

Related terms

Translations

See also

• exoterism
• metaphysical
• occult
• paranormal
• supernatural
• theoretical

Noun

esoteric (plural esoterics)

1. An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy.
2. One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites.

Anagrams

• coteries

English

Alternative forms

• Sutra, s?tra, S?tra
• sutta

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ????? (s??tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sew and suture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?su?t??/

Noun

sutra (plural sutras)

1. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
2. (Buddhism, Hinduism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.

Related terms

• Kamasutra

Translations

Anagrams

• Astur, Surat, UARTs, ratus, surat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (s?tra, “thread, fibre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.tra/
• Hyphenation: su?tra

Noun

sutra

1. silk

Derived terms

Further reading

• “sutra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ????? (s?tra, “thread, rule”).

Noun

sutra m (definite singular sutraen, indefinite plural sutraer, definite plural sutraene)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) sutra

Etymology 2

see sutre

Verb

sutra

1. inflection of sutre:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Polish

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (s??tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *súHtram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHtram, from Proto-Indo-European *súh?trom, from *syuh?- (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?su.tra/

Noun

sutra f

1. (literature) sutra (rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy)
2. (Buddhism, Hinduism) sutra (scriptural narrative)

Declension

Further reading

• sutra in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• sutra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

sutra m (plural sutras)

1. (linguistics) sutra (a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar)
2. (Buddhism, Hinduism) sutra (a scriptural narrative)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sûtra/

Etymology 1

s- +? jutra

Alternative forms

• sj?tra
• ??tra

Adverb

s?tra (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. tomorrow

Noun

s?tra n (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. tomorrow

Related terms

See also

• (days relative to today) zanakju?er, nakju?er/nakju?e, prekju?er/prekju?e, ju?er/ju?e, danas, sutra, preksutra/prekosutra, naksutra/nakosutra, zanaksutra ^{(Category: sh:Time)}

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit ????? (s??tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”).

Noun

s?tra f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. sutra

Declension