Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Taoism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Taoism \Ta"o*ism\, n.
One of the popular religions of China, sanctioned by the
state. -- {Ta"o*ist}, a. & n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Taoism
n 1: Chinese Taoist sect claiming to follow the teaching of
Lao-tzu but also incorporating pantheism and sorcery
[syn: {Taoism}]
2: religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu [syn: {Taoism}]
3: 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 [syn: {Taoism},
{Hsuan Chiao}]
4: philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu
advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with
the course of natural events [syn: {Taoism}, {Daoism}]
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