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Laotze

Laotze is the alternative spelling of Laozi.

Meaning of Laozi

Proper noun

Laozi

  1. (Chinese) An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.
  2. (inexact) Synonym of Tao Te Ching.
    Synonyms:
    Tao Te Ching

Questions about Laotze

What is Laotze the alternative spelling of?
Laotze is the alternative spelling of Laozi.

Words near Laotze in the dictionary

  1. Laotian
  2. Laotian rock rat
  3. Laotian rock rats
  4. Laotians
  5. laotong
  6. Laotze
  7. Laou-tsze
  8. laouta
  9. laouto
  10. laoutos
  11. laowai

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Laotze (page history and authors); Laozi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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