taoist

Other forms of taoist

plural

taoists·

comparative

taoister·

superlative

taoistest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about taoist

What does taoist mean?

taoist means "of or relating to the popular Chinese religious system based on the teachings of Lao-tzu but including a pantheon of gods along with divination and magic". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in taoist?

taoist has 2 syllables: ta-oist. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˈdaʊɪst/.

What is another word for taoist?

Close synonyms include Tao. 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 taoist a common word?

taoist is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.