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TAOIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adherent of any branch of Taoism
Synonyms:
Tao; Taoist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Taoist" is a kind of...):
adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
Holonyms ("Taoist" is a member of...):
Taoism (religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu)
Taoism (a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism)
Derivation:
Taoism (philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events)
Taoism (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)
Taoism (religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu)
Taoism (a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Taoism (philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Example:
Taoist temples
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Taoism (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)
