Taoism (n.)

  1. a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism

    [ 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 Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events

    [ Syn: taoism , daoism ]

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.