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Cao•da•ism
(kou dī′iz əm),USA pronunciation n.
- an eclectic religion, originated in Cochin-China in 1926, combining Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist elements and affected to some extent by Christianity.
- Vietnamese cao đài + -ism
- 1935–40