[ex.o.ter.ic] adj [L & Gk; L exotericus, fr. Gk exoterikos, lit., external, fr. exotero more outside, compar. of exo outside--more at exo-] (1660) 1 a: suitable to be imparted to the public "the ~ doctrine"--compare esoteric b: belonging to the outer or less initiate circle
2: relating to the outside: external -- ex.o.ter.i.cal.ly adv