hsuan chiao

1. 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

   SynonymsTaoism

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Questions about hsuan chiao

What does hsuan chiao mean?

hsuan chiao means "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".

What is another word for hsuan chiao?

Close synonyms include Taoism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hsuan chiao a common word?

hsuan chiao is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.