Definition of Hsuan chiao

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Taoism
Generic synonyms: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Derivative terms: Taoist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hsuan Chiao

Hoxhaists
Hoya carnosa
Hoyer's anastomoses
Hoyer's canals
Hoyerswerda
Hoyle
Hradec Králové
Hrazdan
Hrodna
Hrolf
Hrvatska
Hsa.
Hsian
Hsinchu
HslVU protease
Hsuan Chiao
HuP gene
Hu antigens
Huainan
Huainaputina
Hualapai
Hualpai
Huang He
Huaqiao
Huascaran
Huave
Huaxi
Huayco tinamou
Huayco tinamous
Huayna Capac

Literary usage of Hsuan chiao

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals & Memoirs of the Court of Peking (from the 16th to the 20th Century) by Edmund Backhouse, John Otway Percy Bland (1914)
"... the " Heavenly King's " younger sister, hsuan chiao, watched the candidates from behind a curtain, and was much taken with Pu's good looks. ..."

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