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Definition of: exoteric
(ek′sə·ter′ik) adjective
1. Adapted or intelligible, as a doctrine, to those outside the inner circle of disciples, or to the uninitiated; suitable for popular comprehension: opposed to esoteric.
2. External. Also ex′o·ter′i·cal. [<LL exotericus <Gk. exōterikos <exōterō, comparative of exō outside]
—ex′o·ter′i·cal·ly adverb
—ex′o·ter′i·cism noun
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