Confucianism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kənˈfjuʃɪnɪzm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) Mandarin 夫 Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ Mandarin 子 Mandarin 夫子 (fūzǐ) Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) Latin -ius New Latin Cōnfuciuslbor. English Confucius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Confucian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Confucianism From Confucian + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The philosophy and teaching of Confucius, which emphasizes self-cultivation, collective harmony, righteousness and the family structure.
A third important part of Confucianism is the concept of chun tzu or "ideal gentlemanly behavior." Confucius believed that the ideal man "is kind and upholds moral principles. He is a man who loves learning, who is calm and perfectly at ease and constantly careful of his own conduct, believing that by example he has great influence over society."
1981 September 27, “Humanism is still alive and well”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 38, Taipei, page 2:
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(countable, uncountable) The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
The Chinese New Year holiday period, being disrupted this year by the outbreak of a viral illness, has evolved over more than 3,000 years to become the most important of China’s traditional festivals. As celebrated in China and in many other places where its known as the Lunar New Year, it is largely a secular holiday, yet it includes rituals and traditions that derive from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, as well as from ancient myths and folk religions.
2020 January 23, David Crary, “Chinese New Year secular now but kept religious underpinning”, in AP News, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2022:
- (countable, uncountable) A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confucianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (50)
es confucianismo (philosophy) · sh konfucijanizam (philosophy) · kk конфуциандық (philosophy) · ko 공교 (philosophy) · vi đạo Khổng (philosophy) · nan-hbl 儒教 (philosophy) · is konfúsíusismi (philosophy) · cmn 儒學 /儒学 (philosophy) · ko 유학 (philosophy) · yue 儒學 /儒学 (philosophy) · ur کنفیوشس مت (philosophy) · kk конфуцианшылдық (philosophy) · vi Khổng giáo (philosophy) · pt confucionismo (philosophy) · cmn 孔教 (philosophy) · yue 孔教 (philosophy) · cmn 儒家思想 (philosophy) · fi konfutselaisuus (philosophy) · ar كُونْفُشْيُوسِيَة (philosophy) · fr confucianisme (philosophy) · hak 儒家思想 (philosophy) · ko 유교 (philosophy) · nl confucianisme (philosophy) · vi đạo Thánh hiền (philosophy) · ar كُونْفُوشِيَّة (philosophy) · pt confucianismo (philosophy) · ja 孔教 (philosophy) · vi Nho học (philosophy) · vi đạo Nho (philosophy) · ru конфуциа́нство (philosophy) · de Konfuzianismus (philosophy) · fi kungfutselaisuus (philosophy) · nan-hbl 儒學 /儒学 (philosophy) · el κομφουκιανισμός (philosophy) · hak 儒教 (philosophy) · lv konfūcisms (philosophy) · cmn 儒教 (philosophy) · da konfucianisme (philosophy) · nan-hbl 儒家思想 (philosophy) · ja 儒学 (philosophy) · yue 儒教 (philosophy) · hu konfucianizmus (philosophy) · pl konfucjanizm (philosophy) · sv konfucianism (philosophy) · ja 儒教 (philosophy) · yue 儒家思想 (philosophy) · th ลัทธิขงจื๊อ (philosophy) · tr Konfüçyüsçülük (philosophy) · vi Nho giáo (philosophy) · ca confucianisme (philosophy)