a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
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religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
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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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philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
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Taoism \Ta"o*ism\, n. One of the popular religions of China, sanctioned by the state. -- {Ta"o*ist}, a. & n.