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Tao

1

[ dou, tou ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
  2. the rational basis of human activity or conduct.
  3. a universal, regarded as an ideal attained to a greater or lesser degree by those embodying it.


Tao

2

[ tou ]

Tao

/ taʊ /

noun

  1. that in virtue of which all things happen or exist
  2. the rational basis of human conduct
  3. the course of life and its relation to eternal truth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tao1

First recorded in 1730–40; from Chinese (Wade-Giles) Tao4, (pinyin) dào literally, “path, way, right way”

Origin of Tao2

From Tao: literally, “human being”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tao1

Chinese, literally: path, way
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Example Sentences

More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.

They worked in a unit called Tailored Access Operations, or TAO.

We went to Professor Tao and asked for freer access, which was granted.

Professor Tao agreed to open his doors for us to film at his center.

One is on African primal religions, another on the tao of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, another on the path to total rejuvenation.

He was the founder of Tao-tze, a kind of rationalism, which at present has millions of adherents in China.

But there was no danger to the Light Country from Tao, he thought with satisfaction.

Tao would await the results of his emissaries' work, of course.

Under no circumstances must they be allowed to reach Tao and tell him what had occurred.

That this was Tao's stronghold, and not the Lone City, now became evident.

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