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Heavenly Preceptor

noun

Definition of Heavenly Preceptor

: a descendant of Chang Tao-ling chosen as the head of the Taoist organization — called also celestial teacher —used as a title

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Origin and Etymology of heavenly preceptor

translation of Chinese (Pekingese) t'ien1 shih1

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