n.
1.a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
2.religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
3.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
4.philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
Idiom of the Day
tune up (an engine) or tune (an engine) up
to adjust a car engine so that it will run properly
We took our car to the garage to tune it up before we went on our holiday.