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71Curious arts — Curious Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …
72Esoteric — Es o*ter ic ([e^]s [ o]*t[e^] [i^]k), a. [Gr. eswteriko s, fr. esw teros inner, interior, comp. fr. e sw in, within, fr. es, e is, into, fr. en in. See {In}.] 1. Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or …
73Literature — Lit er*a*ture (l[i^]t [ e]r*[.a]*t[ u]r; 135), n. [F. litt[ e]rature, L. litteratura, literatura, learning, grammar, writing, fr. littera, litera, letter. See {Letter}.] 1. Learning; acquaintance with letters or books. [1913 Webster] 2. The… …
74Secret — Se cret, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secernere to put apart, to separate. See {Certain}, and cf. {Secrete}, {Secern}.] 1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret… …
75abstruse — adjective Etymology: Latin abstrusus, from past participle of abstrudere to conceal, from abs , ab + trudere to push more at threat Date: 1599 difficult to comprehend ; recondite < the abstruse calculations of mathematicians > • abstrusely …
76erudition — noun Date: 15th century extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books ; profound, recondite, or bookish learning Synonyms: see knowledge …
77hermetic — also hermetical adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin hermeticus, from Hermet , Hermes Trismegistus Date: 1605 1. often capitalized a. of or relating to the Gnostic writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries A.D. and attributed to… …
78knowledge — noun Etymology: Middle English knowlege, from knowlechen to acknowledge, irregular from knowen Date: 14th century 1. obsolete cognizance 2. a. (1) the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or… …
79deep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German tiof deep, Old English dyppan to dip more at dip Date: before 12th century 1. extending far from some surface or area: as a. extending far downward < a… …
80reconditely — adverb see recondite …
