adj. 1. Not confined to an inner circle of disciples or initiates. 2. Comprehensible to or suited to the public; popular. 3. Of or relating to the outside; external. [Latin exōtericus, external, from Greek exōterikos, from exōterō, comparative of exō, outside; see EXO-.] ex′o·teri·cal·ly adv. |
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