esotericallyadv.
/ɛsə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪk(ə)li//iːsə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪk(ə)li/ In an esoteric manner.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adverb] > for initiates
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1755 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (ed. 4) II. iii. iii. 98 Exoterically..of the national Gods; esoterically..of the first Cause of all things.
1836 Fraser's Mag. 14 4 It essentially and esoterically preserves its separateness.
1873 W. D. Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 87 While oral tradition continued to be the exoteric practice, writing might still be resorted to esoterically.
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