#437 esoteric

esoteric- restricted or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority especially because of abstruseness or obscurity: an esoteric cult; difficult to understand; not openly admitted, private

from Greek esoterikos, from esotero inner

Certain esoteric sects and psuedo-scientists place considerable importance upon these rare objects, occasionally manifesting in hysterical and apocalyptic cults.

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