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CONFUCIANISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Confucianism mean?
• CONFUCIANISM (noun)
The noun CONFUCIANISM has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: CONFUCIANISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Confucianism" is a kind of...):
philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
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