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Definition of Confucianism
1. Noun. The teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China.
Definition of Confucianism
1. n. The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education. It can hardly be called a religion, as it does not inculcate the worship of any god.
Definition of Confucianism
1. Noun. The philosophy and teaching of Confucius. ¹
2. Noun. The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Confucianism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook of Modern Japan by Ernest Wilson Clement (1903)
"In China, " filial piety," the great virtue of the first relation, was the
foundation of the whole system; but in Japanese confucianism this was relegated ..."
2. China and the Chinese: A General Description of the Country and Its by John Livingston Nevius (1869)
"The Relation of confucianism to the Chinese Civilization.—The name Confucius.
... The political or governmental Feature of confucianism. ..."
3. An American Diplomat in China by Paul Samuel Reinsch (1922)
"CHAPTER III OLD confucianism IN THE NEW CHINA "THE whole Chinese people hold the
doctrines of Confucius most sacred," declared President Yuan Shih-kai in ..."
4. The Life of Sir Harry Parkes: K.C.B., G.C.M.G., Sometime Her Majesty's by Stanley Lane-Poole, Frederick Victor Dickins (1894)
"confucianism, however, is by no means identical with the system of Confucius.
... This more purely materialistic form of confucianism was opposed by the ..."
5. The Development of Religion in Japan by George William Knox (1907)
"LECTURE VL confucianism as a World System. Ethical Religion. ... confucianism
therefore was the system which made rules at once for the polity of the state ..."
6. A Mission in China by William Edward Soothill (1907)
"XVII THE NATIVE RELIGION S.confucianism ' The unknown God." HAVING in the previous
chapter given some account of the two great Chinese leaders, ..."
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