EXOTERIC


Meaning of EXOTERIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-sə-ˈter-ik ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin exotericus, from Greek exōterikos, literally, external, from exōterō more outside, comparative of exō outside — more at exo-

Date: 1660

1.

a. : suitable to be imparted to the public

the exoteric doctrine

— compare esoteric

b. : belonging to the outer or less initiate circle

2. : relating to the outside : external

• ex·o·ter·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb

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