Taoist
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Elordi’s deep-dive reading list included the bedrock Taoist guide “Tao Te Ching,” Stephen Mitchell’s well-regarded translation of the Book of Job and a text on the developmental stages of a baby.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
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
I wouldn’t describe that as witchy; it’s more Taoist and Confucian and Buddhist.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022
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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