Taoist

American  

[dau-ist, tau-ist] / ˈdaʊ ɪst, ˈtaʊ ɪst /

adjective

1. relating or adhering to Taoism, a philosophical and religious tradition founded in China.

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noun

1. a follower or adherent of Taoism, a philosophical and religious tradition founded in China.

Example Sentences

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

Before that it was a passage from a Taoist book about how insignificant we are in the vastness of the cosmos, yet how we should still strive to be a better part of it.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 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