exoterics
/ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈtɛɹɪks/
exoterics means doctrines, knowledge, or works which are exoteric (“suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations; capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public”). It carries an Arena rating of 1401, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, exoterics ranks #2,911 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #5,835 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #6,816 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #7,227 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words.
exoterics is pronounced /ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈtɛɹɪks/.
Why “exoterics” is a great word
Doctrines, knowledge, or works intended to be readily comprehensible by the general public. From exoteric (from the Greek exōterikos, "external, belonging to the outside") + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and regular plurals). Unlike esoterica, which conceals specialized knowledge for the initiated few, or arcane, which describes the mysterious quality of hidden information, exoterics are the open syllabus—the street-facing classroom, the well-worn scroll left on the public bench, the voice raised not to conceal but to clarify. It is the textbook lying open in a sunlit library aisle, the diagram drawn large enough for the back row, and the clear, deliberate prose meant for any earnest hand to pick up; a quiet testament that some truths need not be whispered, but can be spoken aloud to the world.
Etymology
From exoteric (adjective) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum; and regular plurals of nouns).
noun
- Doctrines, knowledge, or works which are exoteric (“suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations; capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public”).
- The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle.
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