Definitions for confucians

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confucians Con·fu·cian

Spelling: [kuh n-fyoo-shuh n]

IPA: /kənˈfyu ʃən/

Confucians is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 366 anagrams from letters in confucians (accfinnosu).

Definitions for confucians

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 confucians

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

Examples for confucians

This courtesy is all the direct result of Confucian teaching.

The Communist process of conversion was different from the Confucian.

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

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

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

Confucian ethics are the basis of morality and social order.

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

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

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

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