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exoteric

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ex·o·ter·ic  (ks-trk)
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 extericus, 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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It is easy to point out the different modes of government, and we have already settled them in our exoteric discourses.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
"They pretend," as I hear, "that the verses of Kabir have four different senses; illusion, spirit, intellect, and the exoteric doctrine of the Vedas"; but in this part of the world it is considered a ground for complaint if a man's writings admit of more than one interpretation.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
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