{
Exˊo-ter′ic
, Exˊo-ter′ic-al
}
[L.
exotericus
, Gr. [GREEK] fr. [GREEK] out: cf. F.
exotérique
. 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.