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单词 exoteric
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Definition of exoteric in English:

exoteric

adjective ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪkˌɛksəˈtɛrɪk
formal
  • Intended for or likely to be understood by the general public.

    〈正式〉(尤指学说或说话方式)一般人能理解的;通俗的。ESOTERIC 的反义词

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This seems untrue to me, since the Will to Power was merely Nietzsche's exoteric doctrine.
    • Some religious books counted as mere exoteric teaching for the masses.
    • The ordinary people are required to accept the Quran in its literal or exoteric sense whereas the philosophers have much more discretion in interpreting scriptural truth.
    • They believed also in esoteric meanings accessible only to the powerful elite, as opposed to exoteric doctrine suitable for the masses.
    • By contrast with his exoteric presentation at Birkbeck a week ago, his lecture last night - aimed ‘at comrades’ - was a much more focused affair.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek exōterikos, from exōterō 'outer', comparative of exō 'outside'.

Rhymes

alphanumeric, atmospheric, chimeric, cleric, climacteric, congeneric, Derek, derrick, Eric, esoteric, ferric, generic, hemispheric, Herrick, Homeric, hysteric, mesmeric, numeric, skerrick, spheric, stratospheric

Definition of exoteric in US English:

exoteric

adjectiveˌɛksəˈtɛrɪkˌeksəˈterik
formal
  • (especially of a doctrine or mode of speech) intended for or likely to be understood by the general public.

    〈正式〉(尤指学说或说话方式)一般人能理解的;通俗的。ESOTERIC 的反义词

    an exoteric, literal meaning and an esoteric, inner teaching
    The opposite of esoteric
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some religious books counted as mere exoteric teaching for the masses.
    • By contrast with his exoteric presentation at Birkbeck a week ago, his lecture last night - aimed ‘at comrades’ - was a much more focused affair.
    • They believed also in esoteric meanings accessible only to the powerful elite, as opposed to exoteric doctrine suitable for the masses.
    • The ordinary people are required to accept the Quran in its literal or exoteric sense whereas the philosophers have much more discretion in interpreting scriptural truth.
    • This seems untrue to me, since the Will to Power was merely Nietzsche's exoteric doctrine.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek exōterikos, from exōterō ‘outer’, comparative of exō ‘outside’.

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