Definitions for Confucian

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Confucian Con·fu·cian

Spelling: [kuh n-fyoo-shuh n]

IPA: /kənˈfyu ʃən/

Confucian is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 181 anagrams from letters in Confucian (accfinnou).

Definitions for Confucian

noun

1. an adherent of the teachings of Confucius.
2. 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.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling the teachings of Confucius.

Origin of Confucian

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

Examples for Confucian

The first might be a Confucian, the second a Taoist, the third a disciple of the Buddha.

This courtesy is all the direct result of Confucian teaching.

She felt as astonished as if some Confucian fanatic had set up his joss at auction.

The Christian and the Confucian agree in this, as they do in much else, that all knowledge must be shared.

Confucian ethics are the basis of morality and social order.

The basal principles of Confucian ethics are the "five relations."

Their highest quality is obedience, which is the result of their Confucian culture.

The Communist process of conversion was different from the Confucian.

The sister principle of loyalty in Confucian ethics is obedience to parents.

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