Confucianism
English
Etymology
Confucian + -ism
Noun
Confucianism (countable and uncountable, plural Confucianisms)
- The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
- The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
- A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
Synonyms
- Ruism
Coordinate terms
- (religions) religion; Ahmadiyya, Asatru, Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Cao Dai, Christianity, deism, Druidry, Eckankar, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, Heathenry, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Jediism, Judaism, Kimbanguism, Odinism, paganism, Pastafarianism, Raëlism, Rastafarianism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Thelema, Unitarian Universalism, Wicca, Yazidism, Yoruba, Zoroastrianism (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
Derived terms
- Confucian
- Confucianist
Translations
philosophy
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