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Taoism vs philosophical doctrine

philosophical doctrine vs Taoism

Taoism and philosophical doctrine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Taoism Yes No No No
philosophical doctrine Yes No No No
As nouns, philosophical doctrine is a hypernym of Taoism; that is, philosophical doctrine is a word with a broader meaning than Taoism:
  • Taoism: philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
  • philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
Other hypernyms of Taoism include philosophical theory.
Taoism (noun) philosophical doctrine (noun)
philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
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
a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
Difference between Taoism and philosophical doctrine

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