'Exoteric' definitions:
Definition of 'exoteric'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric nature" [ant: esoteric]
Definition of 'Exoteric'
From: GCIDE
- Exoteric \Ex`o*ter"ic\, Exoterical \Ex`o*ter"ic*al\a. [L. exotericus, Gr. ? fr. ? out: cf. F. exot['e]rique. See Ex-] External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; -- opposed to esoteric, or secret. [1913 Webster]
- The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]