"Confucianist" meaning in English

See Confucianist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Confucianist [comparative], most Confucianist [superlative]
Etymology: From Confucian + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Confucian|ist}} Confucian + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} Confucianist (comparative more Confucianist, superlative most Confucianist)
  1. Related to the teachings of Confucius; Confucian. Categories (topical): Confucianism Derived forms: Neo-Confucianist
    Sense id: en-Confucianist-en-adj-BHIj3fsh Disambiguation of Confucianism: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Confucian

Noun

Forms: Confucianists [plural]
Etymology: From Confucian + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Confucian|ist}} Confucian + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Confucianist (plural Confucianists)
  1. A follower of the teachings of Confucius; a Confucian. Categories (topical): Confucianism Synonyms: Ruist
    Sense id: en-Confucianist-en-noun-CYN9j-G4 Disambiguation of Confucianism: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Coordinate_terms: religionist [religionists, religion, lifestyle], agnostic, Asatruar, atheist, Baháʼí, Buddhist, Christian, deist, Druid, Druze, Eckist, heathen, Hindu, Jain, Jedi, Jew, Mormon, Mormonist, Muslim, Odinist, pagan, Pastafarian, Quaker, Raëlian, Rastafarian, Rodnover, Samaritan, Shintoist, Sikh, Taoist, Unitarian Universalist, Wiccan, Yahwist, Yazidi, Zoroastrian [edit]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Confucian

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