Confucianadj.n.
/kənˈfjuːʃ(ɪ)ən/ A. adj.
Of or relating to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, or his teaching, or followers.
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1847 W. H. Medhurst Diss. Theol. Chinese 4 The Confucian Age..was tolerably free from idolatry.
1878 J. H. Gray China I. iv. 94 Confucian temples are occasionally used as colleges.
B. n.
A follower of Confucius.
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1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 447/1 Nor have the true Confucians ever represented the Great First Cause under any image or personification whatever.
1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. 35 The canonical books of the Confucians.
Derivatives
Conˈfucianism n. the doctrines or system of Confucius and his followers.
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1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 406 Confucianism, the State and national creed, ignores idol worship altogether.
1880 Legge Relig. China 4 I use the term Confucianism as covering, first of all the ancient religion of China, and then the views of the great philosopher himself in illustration or modification of it.
Conˈfucianist n. an adherent of Confucianism; also attributive or adj.
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1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Confucianist.
1878 J. H. Gray China I. iv. 97 Even Confucianists yielded to the fashionable mania.
1884 Athenæum 23 Feb. 244/1 The Confucianist philosophy.
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