Exoteric

//ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈtɛɹɪk//

Synonyms for "exoteric" (28 found)

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Translations

44 translations across 21 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • общодостъпен adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • разбираем adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Catalan

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  • exotèric adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Danish

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  • eksoterisk adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Dutch

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  • bevattelijk adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)
  • exoterisch adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • openbaar adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • praktijkgericht adj (having an obvious application)

Finnish

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  • eksoteerinen adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • eksoteerinen adj (of a person: not part of an enlightened inner circle; not privy to esoteric knowledge)
  • eksoteerinen adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)
  • julkistettavissa (oleva) adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

French

1 entries
  • exotérique adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Greek

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  • προσιτός adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Italian

1 entries
  • essoterico adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Korean

1 entries
  • 대중적 adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Macedonian

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  • егзоте́ричен adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • општопри́фатен adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • ра́збирлив adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • eksoterisk adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • eksoterisk adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Persian

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  • زودفهم adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • ظاهر adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • عوامفهم adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Polish

1 entries
  • egzoteryczny adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • exotérico adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • exotérico adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Romanian

1 entries
  • exoteric adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Russian

3 entries
  • общедосту́пный adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • поня́тный adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)
  • экзотери́ческий adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • egzotèričan adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • егзотѐричан adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Spanish

2 entries
  • exotérico adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • exotérico adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Swedish

1 entries
  • exoterisk adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)

Turkish

3 entries
  • dışrak adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)
  • egzoterik adj (of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations)
  • egzoterik adj (capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public — see also accessible)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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In one of his works he [Samuel Taylor Coleridge] has ascribed to [Immanuel] Kant the foppery of an exoteric and an esoteric doctrine; and that upon grounds wholly untenable.

Source: wiktionary

Again, it is folly to belittle the significance of the canonical prayer—or exoteric rites in general—out of some presumptuous notion of esoterism. [Frithjof] Schuon repeatedly stresses throughout his writings the indispensable nature of the exoteric framework of formal religion; without this framework, all "esoteric" exercises are doomed in advance to being nothing more than "psychological exploits."

Source: wiktionary

Near-synonym: uninitiated

Source: wiktionary

But of all the Egyptian Inventions, and Pythagoric Practices, nothing pleaſed him [Plato] more than that of the double Doctrine, and the Diviſion of his Auditors into the Exoteric and Eſoteric Claſſes: He more profeſſedly than any other, avovving thoſe Principles, on vvhich that Diſtinction vvas founded, ſuch as,—that it is for the Benefit of Mankind, that they ſhould be often deceived—that there are ſome Truths it is not fit the People ſhould know—that the VVorld is not to be entruſted vvith the true Notion of God: […]

Source: wiktionary

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