Caodaismn.
/ˌkɑːəʊˈdʌɪɪz(ə)m/ A syncretistic religion founded in Cochin China in 1926.
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Caodaism1937
1937 V. Thompson French Indo-China vi. 474 The birth of a new politico-religious sect in Cochin-China called Caodaism in 1926.
1953 Newsweek 21 Sept. 62/3 Among the most interesting religions..is Caodaism in Indo-China.
1955 Times 2 May 12/2 The Caodai ‘pope’, spiritual leader of the Caodai sect.
1958 A. Toynbee East to West xx. 62 A spiritual journey leading up to Caodai-ism as its goal.
1969 New Yorker 20 Sept. 110/3 The scattered religious elements in the South—the Buddhists, the Catholics, the Cao Dai sect.
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Caodaist n. /ˌkɑːəʊˈdaɪɪst/ an adherent of Caodaism.
/ˌkɑːəʊˈdaɪɪst/ an adherent of Caodaism.ΘΚΠ
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Caodaist1937
1937 V. Thompson French Indo-China vi. 474 Nationalists and Caodaists use to good effect the plea for liberty of conscience.
1953 Americana Ann. 332/2 The Caodaist sect fuses elements of all the great religions.
1953 Newsweek 4 May 48/3 Private armies of politico-religious sects such as the Caodaists (a hodgepodge of Buddhism, Confucianism, Spiritualism, and Christianity).
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