different between esoteric vs tantra

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

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo-/*tn?-tlo-, from *ten-.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tan?tra

Noun

tantra (plural tantras)

1. A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Rattan, Tartan, Tatran, rattan, tartan

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit ?????? (tantra). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?n.tra?/
• Hyphenation: tan?tra
• Rhymes: -?ntra?

Noun

tantra m (plural tantra's)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism, countable) tantra (esoterical text)
2. (Buddhism, Hinduism, uncountable, chiefly in non-specialist usage) tantrism

   Synonym: tantrisme

Derived terms

• tantrika
• tantrisch
• tantrisme

Italian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo-/*tn?-tlo-, from the root *ten-.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tantra m (invariable)

1. tantra

Derived terms

• tantrico
• tantrismo

Polish

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (tantra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *téntlom, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tan.tra/

Noun

tantra f

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) tantryczny

Related terms

• (noun) tantryzm

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

tantra f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. tantra