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Taoism vs sect

sect vs Taoism

Taoism and sect both are nouns.

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