Exoteric
"While other branches of Islam generally focus on exoteric aspects of religion, Sufism is mainly focused on the direct perception of Truth or God through mystic practices based on divine love."
[Wikipedia entry on Sufism*]
ADJECTIVE: 1. Not confined to an inner circle of disciples or initiates. 2. Comprehensible to or suited to the public; popular. 3. Of or relating to the outside; external.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin, external, from Greek comparative of outside.
OTHER FORMS: exo·teri·cal·ly —ADVERB
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[Wikipedia entry on Sufism*]
ADJECTIVE: 1. Not confined to an inner circle of disciples or initiates. 2. Comprehensible to or suited to the public; popular. 3. Of or relating to the outside; external.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin, external, from Greek comparative of outside.
OTHER FORMS: exo·teri·cal·ly —ADVERB
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