Confucian

[ kuhn-fyoo-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an adherent of the teachings of Confucius.
Also called Ju. a member of the school of philosophers, founded by Confucius, who codified in their teachings the traditional Chinese principles of ethics, morals, and politics.

Confucian

/ kənˈfjuːʃən /

First recorded in 1830–40; Confuci(us) + -an

Now that the Confucian-inspired mourning period is over, the son is free to embark on his own programs and policies.

U.S.-China relations could certainly stand a little Confucian “rectification.”

In Confucian ethics there are more names given to different kinds of virtues than in the West.

He was a man of high degree, equal to the Western M. A., and was one of the proudest and most overbearing of Confucian scholars.

I am not a Confucian; because I cannot reduce religion to philosophy or elevate philosophy into religion.

Such appears to have been, in all ages, the Confucian economy.

Need I say that the grouse was admirable, that everything was delicious, and the Confucian weed first chop?

April 18, 2024petrichor

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