English words for 'In a Taoistic manner.'
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- (Chinese philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
- A surname from Mandarin.
- an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan
- (historical) a historical region of Georgia (country)
- A unisex given name from Mandarin.
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- Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.
- (historical) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
- Alternative form of dah (“Burmese knife or sword”).
- The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.
- Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.
- A sword and construction tool of the Naga people of India, which has a wooden hilt and grows wider from the narrow hilt to the wide, flat tip.
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- (Chinese philosophy, with the definite article) Synonym of Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way in which to live one's life.
- A hamlet in Minster parish, Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3265).
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi, United States.
- (Sussex, with the definite article) Clipping of South Downs Way.
- (Christianity, with the definite article) Christianity.
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- a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
- popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic
- religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
- philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
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- A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by wu wei, naturalness, and simplicity, long closely intertwined with Chinese folk religion and influenced by Buddhism, with which it shares five precepts.
- (Singapore) Traditional Chinese folk religion.
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- (Taoism) A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.
- (footwear) The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
- The upper portion of something.
- A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
- Anything that cheers one up.
- (shoemaking) The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
- A tooth in the upper jaw.
- An upper berth or bunk.
- A senior student.
- A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
- That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
- Someone with higher social standing
- the higher of two berths
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
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- Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
- (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
- At a higher level, rank or position.
- (geology, of strata or geological time periods) Younger, more recent.
- the topmost one of two; upper
- superior in rank or accomplishment
- higher in place or position
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- Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- Initialism of office conference.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Initialism of office consultation.
- Initialism of organizing committee.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of original character.
- (computing) Initialism of overclock.
- (business) Initialism of organizational climate.
- Initialism of original content.
- (UK, roleplaying games) Initialism of out of character.
- (military) Officer Commanding.
- (television, film, media) Initialism of open captioning.
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- (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
- (Japanese mythology) A yokai (“supernatural monster”) having the form of a mind-reading monkey-like creature said to dwell in the mountains of the historical Japanese provinces of Hida and Mino (present-day Gifu Prefecture).
- (uncountable, Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.
- (countable, biochemistry) A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males).
- (uncountable, figurative) Enlightenment, epiphany.
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- (Chinese philosophy) A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.
- (music) In solfège, the raised sixth note of a major scale (the note A-sharp in the fixed-do system).
- A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
- The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.
- An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.
- The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
- Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
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- (Chinese philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
- A surname from Mandarin.
- an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan
- (historical) a historical region of Georgia (country)
- A unisex given name from Mandarin.
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- a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
- popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic
- religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
- philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
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- A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by wu wei, naturalness, and simplicity, long closely intertwined with Chinese folk religion and influenced by Buddhism, with which it shares five precepts.
- (Singapore) Traditional Chinese folk religion.
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- (Taoism) A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.
- (footwear) The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
- The upper portion of something.
- A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
- Anything that cheers one up.
- (shoemaking) The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
- A tooth in the upper jaw.
- An upper berth or bunk.
- A senior student.
- A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
- That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
- Someone with higher social standing
- the higher of two berths
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
- piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
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- Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
- (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
- At a higher level, rank or position.
- (geology, of strata or geological time periods) Younger, more recent.
- the topmost one of two; upper
- superior in rank or accomplishment
- higher in place or position
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- (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
- (Japanese mythology) A yokai (“supernatural monster”) having the form of a mind-reading monkey-like creature said to dwell in the mountains of the historical Japanese provinces of Hida and Mino (present-day Gifu Prefecture).
- (uncountable, Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.
- (countable, biochemistry) A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males).
- (uncountable, figurative) Enlightenment, epiphany.
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- (Chinese philosophy) A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.
- (music) In solfège, the raised sixth note of a major scale (the note A-sharp in the fixed-do system).
- A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
- The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.
- An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.
- The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
- Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers