exoteric
ex·o·ter·ic (
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adj.
1. Not confined to an inner circle of disciples or initiates.
2. Comprehensible to or suited to the public; popular.
3. Of or relating to the outside; external.
[Latin ex
tericus, external, from Greek exterikos, from exter, comparative of ex, outside; see exo-.]
exo·teri·cal·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | exoteric – suitable for the general public; “writings of an exoteric nature”
public – not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; “the public good”; “public libraries”; “public funds”; “public parks”; “a public scandal”; “public gardens”; “performers and members of royal families are public figures”
esoteric – confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; “a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories”
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