Home › Words › T › teaismteaismteaism means the worldview associated with the Japanese tea ceremony.EtymologyTea + -ism, as a play on Taoism; coined by Okakura Kakuzō.nounThe worldview associated with the Japanese tea ceremony.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chado 64% match — The Japanese tea ceremony. vs teaism →theaism 61% match — theism (morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea) vs teaism →taoistic 56% match — Of or relating to Taoism. vs teaism →taoistically 55% match — In a Taoistic manner. vs teaism →teaware 55% match — Articles used in the preparation and drinking of tea. vs teaism →taoist 54% match — Relating to Taoism. vs teaism →chashitsu 53% match — An architectural space designed for Japanese tea ceremony gatherings, typically having shoji windows and sliding doors made of wooden lattice. vs teaism →teian 53% match — Of or relating to Teos in ancient Ionia, or to the poet Anacreon, a native of that place. vs teaism →