acousmatic

noun

ac·​ous·​mat·​ic

ˌa-ˌküz-ˈma-tik

plural -s

: one who received the exoteric teachings of the Pythagoreans

Word History

Etymology

Greek kousmatikos, from akousmat-, akousma + -ikos -ic

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