English Dictionary

exoteric

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɛksəˈtɛɹɪk/

形容詞

広義 稀用 廃用

Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves / (by extension) Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application

日本語の意味

秘密や隠蔽がなく、公に伝えるに適している、一般向けである状態 / 容易に理解できる、明快な、誰にでも分かりやすい性質 / 明確な適用範囲があり、実用的な意味合いを持つこと

The philosopher wrote both exoteric essays for the general public and esoteric treatises for his disciples.

その哲学者は、公に伝えるのに適した随筆と、弟子たちのための秘教的な論考の両方を書いた。

意味（1）

Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves

The foppery of an exoteric, and an esoteric doctrine.

意味（2）

(by extension) Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application

The grouping together of folk and elite might be termed relatively esoteric, in contrast to the more exoteric popular forms.

意味（3）

(rare) Public or popular; having wide currency

Such, from sad personal experience and credited prevailing rumor, is the exoteric public conviction about these sublime establishments in Downing Street and the neighborhood, the esoteric mysteries of which are indeed still held sacred by the initiated, but believed by the world to be mere Dalai-Lama pills, manufactured let not refined lips hint how, and quite un-salvatory to mankind.

意味（4）

(obsolete) External

[…] this motive appears to have been always exoteric, namely, a love of order and tranquility, or an unwillingness to give unnecessary offence.

more exoteric （ comparative ）

most exoteric （ superlative ）