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DAOISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Daoism mean?
• DAOISM (noun)
The noun DAOISM has 1 sense:
1. philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
Familiarity information: DAOISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Daoism; Taoism
Hypernyms ("Daoism" is a kind of...):
philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
Meronyms (parts of "Daoism"):
Tao (the ultimate principle of the universe)
Domain member category:
Tao (the ultimate principle of the universe)
Taoism (religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu)
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