As adjectives the difference between arcane and esoteric
is that arcane is understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge while esoteric is understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle.
Which word means the same as esoteric?
mystical, arcane, abstruse, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, occult, private, profound, recondite, secret, sibylline, orphic.
What is an esoteric person?
The term esoteric has been adopted in the spiritual community in a more philosophical sense, it is used to describe a practice or a person who seemingly has a deep knowledge of the universe and the lessons within it and actively works to connect with those things.
