Taoist
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s a Taoist temple where people come to worship Guan Di, a deified Chinese general revered as the god of commerce and war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
That novel, considered one of the greats of Chinese literature, draws heavily from Chinese mythology as well as Confucianism, Taoist and Buddhist folklore.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
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
A military general from the Three Kingdoms era turned Taoist guardian deity, Guangong, or Guan Yu, is known throughout China and parts of Vietnam as a symbol of wealth and protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 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
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
