exoteric

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈtɛɹɪk/
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• General-American: /ˌɛksəˈtɛɹɪk/
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• rhymes with -ɛɹɪk
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The adjective is a learned borrowing from Late Latin exōtericus + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). Exōtericus is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερῐκός (exōterĭkós, “exterior, external, outside”, adjective), from ἐξωτέρω (exōtérō, “more exterior”) (the comparative form of ἔξω (éxō, “external, outer”) (ultimately from ἐκ (ek, “beyond; outside”, preposition), from Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhs (“out”)) + -τέρω (-térō) (an inflected form of -τερος (-teros, suffix forming comparative forms)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives). The noun is derived from the adjective.

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: общодостъпен (obštodostǎpen) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Catalan: exotèric — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Dutch: exoterisch — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Dutch: openbaar — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Finnish: eksoteerinen — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Finnish: julkistettavissa (oleva) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Finnish: yleisölle soveltuva — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• French: exotérique — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Italian: essoterico — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Korean: 대중적 (daejungjeok) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Macedonian: општопри́фатен (opštoprífaten) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Macedonian: егзоте́ричен (egzotéričen) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Persian: ظاهر (zâher) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Persian: زودفهم (zudfahm) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Portuguese: exotérico — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Romanian: exoteric — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Russian: экзотери́ческий (ekzoteríčeskij) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Russian: общедосту́пный (obščedostúpnyj) — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Serbo-Croatian: егзотѐричан — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Serbo-Croatian: egzotèričan — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Spanish: exotérico — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Swedish: exoterisk — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Turkish: egzoterik — of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations
• Finnish: eksoteerinen — of a person: not part of an enlightened inner circle; not privy to esoteric knowledge
• Bulgarian: разбираем (razbiraem) — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Danish: eksoterisk — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Dutch: bevattelijk — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Dutch: toegankelijk — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Finnish: eksoteerinen — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Finnish: yleistajuinen — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Greek: προσιτός (prositós) — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Macedonian: ра́збирлив (rázbirliv) — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Norwegian Bokmål: eksoterisk — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eksoterisk — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Persian: عوامفهم ('avâm-fahm) — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Polish: egzoteryczny — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Portuguese: exotérico — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Russian: поня́тный (ponjátnyj) — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Spanish: exotérico — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Turkish: egzoterik — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Turkish: dışrak — capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible
• Dutch: praktijkgericht — having an obvious application
• Dutch: praktisch — having an obvious application
• Finnish: käytännöllinen — having an obvious application