Confucius meaning

kən-fyo͝o'shəs
Chinese philosopher who promoted a system of social and political ethics emphasizing order, moderation, and reciprocity between superiors and subordinates. The Analects contains a collection of his sayings and dialogues compiled by disciples after his death.
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(L. name of K'ung Fu-tzu) 551?-479? b.c.; Chin. philosopher & teacher.
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Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 BCE – 479 BCE.
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(very rare) A male given name.
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Origin of confucius

From Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) "Master Kong".

Sentence Examples

  • Confucius did not see this, and it was impossible that he should.

  • We pay cult to Confucius and to the dead to express our respect for them.

  • Confucius, it is recorded, sacrificed to the dead, as if they were present, and to the spirits, as if they were there.

  • Confucius was wont to say that he who was not acquainted with the Shih was not fit to be conversed with, and that the study of it would produce a mind without a single depraved thought.

  • As he put it: "Suppose there were living among my contemporaries a Confucius or a Solon, I could, according to the principles of my faith, love and admire the great man without falling into the ridiculous idea that I must convert a Solon or a Confucius."

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