Kung
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a member of a San people of the Kalahari desert basin of southern Africa.
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H. H. K'ung Hsiang-hsi; Kong Xiangxi, 1881–1967, Chinese financier and statesman.
Prince, 1833–98, Chinese statesman of the late Ch'ing dynasty.
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Hans, 1928–2021, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and writer: critic of papal authority.
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How to use Kung in a sentence
Küng served as a priest in Switzerland in the late 1950s before beginning his academic career.
Hans Küng, Catholic theologian who challenged papal authority, dies at 93 | Matt Schudel | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostKüng, an ordained priest who worked primarily as a scholar and writer, was regarded by admirers and detractors alike as one of the most important Catholic thinkers of the past century.
Hans Küng, Catholic theologian who challenged papal authority, dies at 93 | Matt Schudel | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostKüng believed priests should be allowed to marry and that popes should be elected not by a secret vote of the College of Cardinals but by ordinary priests and church members.
Hans Küng, Catholic theologian who challenged papal authority, dies at 93 | Matt Schudel | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe show is loaded with beautifully shot, carefully choreographed sequences of magical Kung-fu.
‘Game of Thrones’ Withdrawal? Watch Nickelodeon’s Fantasy Epic ‘The Legend of Korra’ | David Levesley | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy now I'm so overwrought with chi's and fu's and kong's and Kung's that my eyes have about crossed.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou | John Ed Bradley | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Kung fu is not the name of a martial-arts form; it means 'something with diligent applications.'
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou | John Ed Bradley | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Kung also introduced a law forbidding domestic abuse, a huge issue for women worldwide.
Boxers tell the tale of Little Bao, a peasant boy who learns Kung fu and joins the Boxer Rebellion.
Exclusive: The National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature | The Daily Beast | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe rode slowly up to the Kore-la, left our old road to the right, and camped at Kung-muga.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinThe water (of the lake Kung-sheng) flows westwards for more than 50 li, and forms another lake, 80 li wide, and without an outlet.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinTzu-Kung said, The Master gets it by his warmth and honesty, by politeness, modesty and yielding.
The Sayings Of Confucius | ConfuciusTzu-ch'in said to Tzu-Kung, When he comes to a country the Master always hears how it is governed; does he ask, or is it told him?
The Sayings Of Confucius | ConfuciusTzu-Kung said, If I had here a fair piece of jade, should I hide it away in a case, or seek a good price and sell it?
The Sayings Of Confucius | Confucius
British Dictionary definitions for Küng
/ (kʊŋ) /
Hans. born 1928, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, who questioned the doctrine of infallibility: his licence to teach was withdrawn in 1979. His books include Global Responsibility (1991)
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