Acroamatic

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  • adj. abstruse, esoteric
  • adj. oral; intended for listeners; applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric or public doctrines
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Communicated orally; oral; -- 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. Hence: Abstruse; profound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Abstruse; pertaining to deep learning: opposed to exoteric.
  • Word Usage
    "The former -- discursive proofs -- ought to be termed acroamatic proofs, rather than demonstrations, as only words are employed in them, while demonstrations proper, as the term itself indicates, always require a reference to the intuition of the object."
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    oral    profound