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exoterisms

exoterisms is the plural of exoterism.

Meaning of exoterism

Noun

exoterism (plural exoterisms)

  1. The outward forms that religion takes; the institutional aspects of faith and religion, such as rituals, moral precepts, and institutions.
    • 1875. Gordon Campbell, Wilson Edward William Morrison, E B Iwan-Müller, Frederick Sanders Pulling, Francis Griffin Stokes, The Shotover Papers, Or, Echoes from Oxford, University of Oxford, page 73,
      It is not however easy -- perhaps it is impossible -- to reveal a discovery so wonderful by popular...
    Antonyms:
    esoterism

Questions about exoterisms

What is exoterisms the plural of?
Exoterisms is the plural of exoterism.

Words near exoterisms in the dictionary

  1. exotericism
  2. exotericity
  3. exoterics
  4. exoteries
  5. exoterism
  6. exoterisms
  7. exoterrene
  8. exotery
  9. exotesta
  10. exotestae
  11. exotestal

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