"Confucianism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Confucianisms [plural]
Etymology: Confucian + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Confucian|ism}} Confucian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Confucianism (countable and uncountable, plural Confucianisms)
  1. The philosophy and teaching of Confucius, which emphasizes self-cultivation, collective harmony, righteousness and the family structure. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Confucianism
    Sense id: en-Confucianism-en-noun-VIQacvu4 Disambiguation of Confucianism: 39 45 15
  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). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Confucianism Translations (philosophy): كُونْفُوشِيَّة (kūnfūšiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), كُونْفُشْيُوسِيَة (kūnfušyūsiya) [feminine] (Arabic), confucianisme [masculine] (Catalan), 儒教 (Jû-kàu, Lû-kàu) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 儒家思想 (Jû-ka su-sióng, Lû-ka su-sióng) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 儒學 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 儒学 (Jû-ha̍k, Lû-ha̍k) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 儒教 (jyu⁴ gaau³) (Chinese Cantonese), 儒家思想 (jyu⁴ gaa¹ si¹ soeng²) (Chinese Cantonese), 孔教 (english: hung² gaau³) (Chinese Cantonese), 儒學 (Chinese Cantonese), 儒学 (jyu⁴ hok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 儒教 (rújiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 儒家思想 (rújiā sīxiǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 孔教 (kǒngjiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 儒學 (Chinese Mandarin), 儒学 (rúxué) (Chinese Mandarin), konfucianisme [common-gender] (Danish), confucianisme (Dutch), kungfutselaisuus (Finnish), konfutselaisuus (Finnish), confucianisme [masculine] (French), Konfuzianismus [masculine] (German), κομφουκιανισμός (komfoukianismós) [masculine] (Greek), 儒教 (yì-kau) (Hakka Chinese), 儒家思想 (yì-kâ sṳ̂-sióng) (Hakka Chinese), konfucianizmus (Hungarian), konfúsíusismi [masculine] (Icelandic), 儒教 (jukyō) (alt: じゅきょう) (Japanese), 儒学 (jugaku) (alt: じゅがく) (Japanese), 孔教 (kōkyō) (alt: こうきょう) (Japanese), конфуциандық (konfusiandyq) (Kazakh), 유교 (yugyo) (alt: 儒敎) (Korean), 유학 (yuhak) (alt: 儒學) (Korean), 공교 (gonggyo) (alt: 孔敎) (Korean), konfucjanizm [masculine] (Polish), confucionismo [masculine] (Portuguese), confucianismo [masculine] (Portuguese), конфуциа́нство (konfuciánstvo) [neuter] (Russian), konfucijanizam [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), confucianismo [masculine] (Spanish), konfucianism [common-gender] (Swedish), ลัทธิขงจื๊อ (lát-tí kŏng-jéu) (Thai), کنفیوشس مت (kanfuśas mat) [masculine] (Urdu), Nho giáo (alt: 儒教) (Vietnamese), Nho học (alt: 儒學) (Vietnamese), Khổng giáo (alt: 孔教) (Vietnamese), đạo Nho (Vietnamese), đạo Khổng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Confucianism-en-noun-PET9hy5D Disambiguation of Confucianism: 39 45 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 68 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 77 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 18 70 11 Disambiguation of 'philosophy': 40 53 7
  3. A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Confucianism
    Sense id: en-Confucianism-en-noun-xigwtY7V Disambiguation of Confucianism: 39 45 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ruism Derived forms: Confucian, Confucianist

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      "word": "儒教"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅがく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jugaku",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "儒学"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうきょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōkyō",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "孔教"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "konfusiandyq",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "конфуциандық"
    },
    {
      "alt": "儒敎",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yugyo",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "유교"
    },
    {
      "alt": "儒學",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yuhak",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "유학"
    },
    {
      "alt": "孔敎",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gonggyo",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "공교"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "konfucjanizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "confucionismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "confucianismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konfuciánstvo",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "конфуциа́нство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "konfucijanizam"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "confucianismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "konfucianism"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lát-tí kŏng-jéu",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "ลัทธิขงจื๊อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "kanfuśas mat",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "کنفیوشس مت"
    },
    {
      "alt": "儒教",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "Nho giáo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "儒學",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "Nho học"
    },
    {
      "alt": "孔教",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "Khổng giáo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "đạo Nho"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "philosophy",
      "word": "đạo Khổng"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Confucianism"
  ],
  "word": "Confucianism"
}

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