- conveyed orally and only to chosen followers; arcane or esoteric: As a youth, Alexander the Great was tutored in Aristotle’s lesser-known, acroamatic teachings.
- relating to an oral method of instruction addressed only to chosen followers, who typically listen without responding or asking questions: According to Bacon, the acroamatic method was used with discretion by the ancients.
- the private lectures of Aristotle, involving his deeper teachings and delivered only to a chosen few.
- a piece of instruction that is conveyed orally and only to chosen followers: Jesus’ explanation of the parable of the sower was originally an acroamatic offered only to the twelve disciples.
