Taoism (Noun)
Meaning 1
A Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism.
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Meaning 2
Religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu.
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Meaning 3
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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Meaning 4
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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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.