- Orphic - ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus
- mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic - having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
Antonym: exoteric (indirect, via esoteric)
- mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic - having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"