Caodaism
noun
Cao·da·ism
(ˈ)kau̇¦dīˌizəm
plural -s
: an Indo-Chinese religion originating in Cochin China in 1926, consisting of an amalgamation of elements from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and spiritualism, and having its clergy headed by a pope who as the direct representative of its supreme deity exercises both spiritual and temporal power
Word History
Etymology
Vietnamese Cao Đài, literally, great palace + English -ism