exoteric

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As role model, sheds a dim light, His pick exoteric Gave us Bernie Kerik, Still ready, it seems, to incite.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2010

In solving this affair, the Bishop had recourse to the more exoteric passages of his criminal literature.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the exoteric doings of the human race were the following: Gilbert Murray.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now this is not fair, it is not really honest; though it may be in accord with the ethics of those who divide truth into "exoteric" and "esoteric."

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

Communicated orally; oral; Ð applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah