External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; - opposed to esoteric, or secret.
Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic; - said of discussions of technical topics and of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric.
Marked by secrecy or privacy; private; select; confidential; as, an esoteric purpose; an esoteric meeting.
An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics.
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【Esoteric】 means intended for a select few.
The author’s 【esoteric】 use of language can deter the average reader.
【Exoteric】 means not intended for a particular group but anyone.
Many books deal with the 【exoteric】 forms of the Egyptian mysteries.
External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; - opposed to esoteric, or secret.
Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic; - said of discussions of technical topics and of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric.
Marked by secrecy or privacy; private; select; confidential; as, an esoteric purpose; an esoteric meeting.
An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy; esoterics.