TAO


Meaning of TAO in English

/dow, tow/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. )

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 4 , (pinyin) dào lit., way ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .