taoism Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
  2. noun religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
  3. noun 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
    Hsuan Chiao.
  4. noun philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
    Daoism.

WordNet

Ta"o*ism noun
Definitions
  1. One of the popular religions of China, sanctioned by the state. -- Ta"o*ist, a. & n.

Webster 1913