Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exotericism

/ɛksəˈtɛɹəsɪzm̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-o-teri-cism
IPA: /ɛksəˈtɛɹəsɪzm̩/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being widely known or exoteric.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English exoteric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English exotericism From exoteric + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

common knowledge general knowledge

Frequently Paired Words

esoterica exoteric exoterica exoterism common knowledge general knowledge

Antonyms

esotericism

Questions

How do you pronounce exotericism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛksəˈtɛɹəsɪzm̩/.
What does exotericism mean?: The quality of being widely known or exoteric.
Where does exotericism come from?: Etymology tree English exoteric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English exotericism From exoteric + -ism.

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