Caodaism

Caodaism
/kow duy"iz euhm/, n.
an eclectic religion, originated in Cochin-China in 1926, combining Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist elements and affected to some extent by Christianity.
[1935-40; < Vietnamese cao ðài + -ISM]

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