Taoism vs religion

Taoism and religion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Taoism	Yes	No	No	No
religion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, religion is a hypernym of Taoism; that is, religion is a word with a broader meaning than Taoism:

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: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

Other hypernyms of Taoism include faith, religious belief.

As nouns, religion is a hypernym of Taoism; that is, religion is a word with a broader meaning than Taoism:

Other hypernyms of Taoism include faith, organized religion.

Taoism (noun)	religion (noun)
philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events	a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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	an institution to express belief in a divine power
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