"taoism" in the noun sense
1. Taoism
a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
2. Taoism
religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
3. 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
4. Taoism, Daoism
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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