Taoist
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Buddhist, Taoist and sometimes both, the temples on weekday mornings are packed with ordinary people burning offerings and whispering prayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
He also embraced a very old air in Chinese Taoist philosophy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
"You can deduce that this is unification talk," said Tan Hong-hui, who works at the Taoist Songboling Shoutiangong temple.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
Another 26% said they burn incense “a few times a year or more” to worship various deities, while 18% said they believe in Taoist deities.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
It is also not restricted to our time: Sumerian cylinder seals from the third millennium b.c. and Taoist flags in prerevolutionary China displayed constellations.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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