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taoist

/ˈdaʊɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
taoist
IPA
/ˈdaʊɪst/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Taoism.

noun

A follower of Taoism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tao Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Taoist From Tao + -ist.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

more Taoist (comparative) most Taoist (superlative) Daoist (alternative) Tauist (alternative, dated) Taouist (alternative, dated) Taoists (plural)

Phrases

anti-Taoist

Synonyms

tao

Homonyms

daoist

Rhymes With

maoist

Questions

How do you pronounce taoist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaʊɪst/.
What does taoist mean?
Relating to Taoism.
Where does taoist come from?
Etymology tree English Tao Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Taoist From Tao + -ist.

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