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tao

Speech parts

1. tao - Noun

2. Tao - Proper noun

Meaning

tao

(Chinese philosophy and religion) Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature or way to live one's life.

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

(historical, obsolete) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.


Tao

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


Tao (countable and uncountable, plural Taos)

Alternative form of tao (“art or skill in harmony with essential nature”)


Tao

A unisex given name from Mandarin


Tao

an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan

TAO (uncountable)

(medicine) Initialism of thyroid-associated orbitopathy.

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Examples

According to Tao, this proof yields much deeper insights into the distribution of the primes than the "elementary" proofs. Source: Internet

According to her Divine messages via seances, her main role is to teach the Tao to female disciples, and guide them towards divinity. Source: Internet

A central tenet within most varieties of religious Taoism is that the Tao is ever-present, but must be manifested, cultivated, and/or perfected in order to be realized. Source: Internet

All forms of Taoism center around Tao and De, but there is a broad variety of distinct interpretations among sects and even individuals within the same sect. Source: Internet

Another peach forest, “ The Peach Blossom Spring ” by poet Tao Yuanming is the setting of the favourite Chinese fable and a metaphor of utopias. Source: Internet

A person dwelling within the Tao excels in themselves and their activities. Source: Internet

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