Taoism

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Noun

Taoism (plural Taoisms)

1. a Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C. that teaches conformity to the tao by unassertive action and simplicity
2. a religion developed from Taoist philosophy and folk and Buddhist religion and concerned with obtaining long life and good fortune often by magical means

Translations

Chinese philosophy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 道教 (cmn) (dào jiào)

• Finnish: taolaisuus (fi)
• French: taoïsme (fr) m
• German: Taoismus (de), Daoismus (de) m
• Hungarian: taoizmus (hu)
• Japanese: 道教 (ja) (dōkyō)
• Macedonian: таоизам (mk) (taoízam) m

• Malay: Taoisme (ms)
• Polish: taoizm (pl) m
• Russian: даосизм (ru) (daosízm) m
• Serbo-Croatian: taoizam (sh) m, daoizam (sh) m
• Spanish: taoísmo (es) m
• Swahili: Utao (sw)
• Thai: ลัทธิเต๋า (th) (láttí dtăo)
• Vietnamese: Đạo giáo (vi), đạo Lão (vi), đạo Hoàng Lão (vi), Đạo gia (vi)

Related terms

• tao
• Taoist

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