Taoism
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
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- sect hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Tao member meronym
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- Tao derivation
Sense 2 noun
religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
Types & categories
- organized religion hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Tao member meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 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
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- faith hypernym
Related & opposite
- Tao derivation
Sense 4 noun
philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
Types & categories
- philosophical doctrine hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Tao part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | Tao |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Tao |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | Tao |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Daoism |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Tao |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organized religion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | Tao |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | faith |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | Tao |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | Tao |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | Taoism |
| 4 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Tao |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | philosophical doctrine |