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Taoism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaʊɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dou′iz əm, tou′-)

Tao•ism (dou′iz əm, tou′-),USA pronunciation n.

Philosophythe philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
Eastern ReligionsAlso called Hsüan Chiao. a popular Chinese religion, originating in the doctrines of Lao-tzu but later highly eclectic in nature and characterized by a pantheon of many gods and by the practice of alchemy, divination, and magic.

Tao + -ism

Tao′ist, n., adj.
Tao•is′tic, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Taoism /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ n

the philosophy of Lao Zi that advocates a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events

ˈTaoist n , adj Taoˈistic adj

'Taoism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Tao - chou - Chuang-tzu - Hsüan Chiao - Lao-tzu - te - wu-wei - yu-wei

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