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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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And finally, there are the two worlds that my spiritual director refers to as "the mystic and the mainstream" -- that is, the world of solitary, unmediated encounter with the Divine, and then the world in which one's experience of the Holy is mediated through an exoterically focused tradition, religious institution, or faith community.
 
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