1. 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; [syn: Taoism, Hsuan Chiao]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hsuan Chiao
n 1: 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 [syn:
Taoism, Hsuan Chiao]