exoteric

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

exoteric
    adj 1: suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric
           nature" [ant: {esoteric}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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         The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. --De
                                                  Quincey.
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