NOUN | group | Taoism | a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism |
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group | Taoism | religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu | |
cognition | Taoism, Hsuan Chiao | popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic | |
cognition | Taoism, Daoism | philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events |
Sounds | daw'ihzahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism. | |
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Members | Taoist, Tao | An adherent of any branch of Taoism |
Broader | sect, religious sect, religious order | A subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group |
Nouns | Taoist | an adherent of any branch of Taoism |
Meaning | Religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu. | |
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Category | Taoism, Daoism | philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events |
Members | Taoist, Tao | An adherent of any branch of Taoism |
Broader | religion, faith, organized religion | An institution to express belief in a divine power |
Spanish | taoísmo | |
Nouns | Taoist | an adherent of any branch of Taoism |
Meaning | Popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic. | |
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Synonym | Hsuan Chiao | |
Broader | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
Spanish | taoísmo | |
Catalan | taoisme | |
Adjectives | Taoist | of or relating to the popular Chinese religious system based on the teachings of Lao-tzu but including a pantheon of gods along with divination and magic |
Nouns | Taoist | an adherent of any branch of Taoism |
Meaning | philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events. | |
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Synonym | Daoism | |
Category of | Tao | The ultimate principle of the universe |
Taoism | Religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu | |
Parts | Tao | The ultimate principle of the universe |
Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
Spanish | taoismo, taoísmo | |
Catalan | taoisme | |
Adjectives | Taoist | of or relating to the philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life |
Nouns | Taoist | an adherent of any branch of Taoism |
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