Confucianism

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Etymology

Confucian + -ism

Noun

Confucianism (countable and uncountable, plural Confucianisms)

  1. The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
  2. The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
  3. A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.

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