Exoteric \Ex`o*ter"ic\, Exoterical \Ex`o*ter"ic*al\a. [L. exotericus, Gr. ? fr. ? out: cf. F. exot['e]rique. See {Ex}-] External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; -- opposed to esoteric, or secret. The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. --De Quincey.