Synonyms for tao
daʊ, taʊtao

Princeton's WordNet

1. Taoist, Taonoun

   an adherent of any branch of Taoism

2. Taonoun

   the ultimate principle of the universe

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1. • Taoism
   • Adherent
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1. List of paraphrases for "tao":

   thao, pottery, jintao, btb, ceramic, bht, earthenware, bat, taoist, oat, clay, taw

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1. Laozi:

   Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao...

2. Lao Tzu:

   Thus it is said: The path into the light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back, the direct path seems long, true power seems weak, true purity seems tarnished, true steadfastness seems changeable, true clarity seems obscure, the greatest are seems unsophisticated, the greatest love seems indifferent, the greatest wisdom seems childish. The Tao is nowhere to be found. Yet it nourishes and completes all things.

3. Tao te Ching, 48. Lao-Tzu:

   Learning builds daily accumulation, but the practice of Tao builds daily simplification. Simplify and simplify, until all contamination from relative, contridictory thinking is eliminated. Then one does nothing, yet nothing is left undone. One who wins the world does so by not meddling with it. One who meddles with the world loses it.

4. Lao-Tzu, Tao te Ching:

   Learning builds daily accumulation, but the prictice of Tao builds daily simplification. Simplify and simplify, until all contamination from relative, contridictory thinking is eliminated. Then one does nothing, yet nothing is left undone. One who wins the world does so by not meddling with it. One who meddles with the world loses it.

5. Lao Tzu:

   When the highest type of men hear Tao, They diligently practice it. When the average type of men hear Tao, They half believe in it. When the lowest type of men hear Tao, They laugh heartily at it.