exoteric
Meant for everyone
Exoteric describes ideas or teachings intended for a general audience, not restricted to specialists or initiates.
The opposite of esoteric.
A philosopher might write exoteric works for popular consumption while reserving esoteric teachings for advanced students: His exoteric writings on ethics sold widely, but his private lectures explored darker territory.
Able to be grasped
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- approachableEasy to engage with
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
- plainBasic and unremarkable
clear · straightforward · simple · uncomplicated · digestible · graspable · lucid · perspicuous
Widely admired by many
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- widespreadExisting across many places
- openNot closed
shared · communal · civic · democratic · collective · societal · discourse · forum
Understood by few
- occultConcealed from view
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- secretiveInclined to conceal
hidden · veiled · cryptic · obscure · recondite · cabalistic · initiatory · privileged
understandable
Able to be grasped
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- approachableEasy to engage with
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
plain · clear · straightforward · simple · uncomplicated · digestible · graspable · lucid · perspicuous · transparent
popular
Widely admired by many
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- widespreadExisting across many places
open · shared · communal · civic · democratic · collective · societal · discourse · forum · published
arcane
Understood by few
secretive · hidden · veiled · cryptic · obscure · recondite · cabalistic · initiatory · privileged · restricted