exoteric

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ex·o·ter·ic

(ĕk′sə-tĕr′ĭk)

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 exōtericus, external, from Greek exōterikos, from exōterō, comparative of exō, outside; see exo-.]

ex′o·ter′i·cal·ly adv.

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exoteric

(ˌɛksəʊˈtɛrɪk) or

exoterical

adj

1. intelligible to or intended for more than a select or initiated minority: an exoteric account of a philosophical doctrine.

2. external; exterior

[C17: from Latin exōtericus external, from Greek exōterikos, from exōterō further outside; see exo-]

ˌexoˈterically adv

ˌexoˈteriˌcism n

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ex•o•ter•ic

(ˌɛk səˈtɛr ɪk)

adj.

1. suitable for communication to the general public.

2. not limited to the inner or select circle, as of disciples.

3. pertaining to the outside; external.

[1645–55; < Late Latin exōtericus external < Greek exōterikós=exṓter(ō) further out (comp. of éxō; see exo-) + -ikos -ic]

ex`o•ter′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

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"

Translations

egzoteričan

общедоступныйй понятный экзотерический

exoteric

adj → exoterisch

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