Definitions for: Exoteric

[adj] suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric nature"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ex`o*ter"ic, Exoterical Ex`o*ter"ic*ala. [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.

The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. --De
Quincey.

Antonyms: esoteric

See Also: public