taoism
IPA: dˈaʊɪzʌm
Root Word: Taoism
noun
- A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by unassertive action and simplicity.
- A religion developed from Taoist philosophy and folk and Buddhist religion and concerned with obtaining long life and good fortune often by magical means.
- (Singapore) Traditional Chinese folk religion
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Examples of "taoism" in Sentences
- I am also an infinitist as described in the previous answer. taoism
- I am particular interested in taoism, 2nd century Christianity, modern-day apocalyptic cults™.
- The class should not just teach christianity or judaism but should teach hinduism, taoism and even atheism.
- All of the organized religious movements, catholicism, judiasm, islam, taoism, quakerism and on and on are all male dominant.
- Buddhism, taoism, Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Shinto, all these faiths and more came to be without anything to do with the "bible".
- Chase - spiritual atheist.. i'm not really a buddhist but i like the philosophy behind it.. and taoism. those are atheistic philosophies/religions.
- What I always loved about Buddhism and taoism is it doesn't lay rigid rules and is more about accepting "we can't know everything" and offers a more open thought process.
- I could ramble about the two competing detective/therapies being representative of either Hegel's synthesis or taoism vs. zen, but if I do M will want to hit me again so I'll leave that hanging for you to pick up :.
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