how to pronounce taoism

/ˈdaʊɪzəm/

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taoism is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of taoism in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… thought if that's not Taoism what is …”

meanings of taoism

noun:

A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by unassertive action and simplicity.
A religion developed from Taoist philosophy and folk and Buddhist religion and concerned with obtaining long life and good fortune often by magical means.

taoism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word taoism occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics taoism can be related to

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