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Tao

/daʊ/

In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

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📖 Definitions of "Tao"

proper noun

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In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

noun

1
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
2
The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
3
That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
4
The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.

noun

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A court that sits at more than one location in the district that it serves.

noun

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(by extension) The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.
"the tao of archery"

🔄 Synonyms of "Tao"

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Word	Definition
taoistnoun	A follower of Taoism.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tao"

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taoistnoun	A follower of Taoism.
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chinanoun	A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.
thaonoun	A member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.
weinoun	A river in China, a tributary of the Yellow River.
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taiwannoun	A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei.
friendshipnoun	(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
taunoun	The letter Τ /τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.
ordinancenoun	(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
islandnoun	A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
leadernoun	Any person who leads or directs.
troopnoun	(chiefly in the plural) A group of soldiers; military forces.
potterynoun	Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
porcelainnoun	(usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
potternoun	One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
earthenwarenoun	(ceramics, often attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
ceramicnoun	(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high temperature.