Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun taoism

4 senses of taoism

Sense 1
Taoism -- (a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism)
       => sect, religious sect, religious order -- (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Sense 2
Taoism -- (religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu)
       => religion, faith, organized religion -- (an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him")

Sense 3
Taoism, Hsuan Chiao -- (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)
       => religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")

Sense 4
Taoism, Daoism -- (philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events)
       => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)