confucianism

IPA: kʌnfjˈuʃʌnɪzʌm

Root Word: Confucianism

noun

  • The philosophy and teaching of Confucius, which emphasizes self-cultivation, collective harmony, righteousness and the family structure.
  • The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
  • A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
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Examples of "confucianism" in Sentences

  • Why most dynasties follow confucianism and not mohism?
  • If the person who practices confucianism loves others just as I do, then that proves they are born of God.
  • Atheism (in the dogmatic sense) and I really thing confucianism should be moved out of the dubious cases -- it is in the literal sense a pattern of worship.
  • While it has been now a tradition since it was adopted so long ago, the hierarchical social structure based upon confucianism - is also foreign - it is from China.
  • So if during my ministry I talk with a person from China who practices confucianism I am not going to tell them my way is right and their way is wrong, because I don't know that, I am not God.
  • He claimed affinity more for the traditions of China (confucianism and daoism) than for the Jews (he isnt Chinese btw) and argued that the I-Ching should be ok, just as Aquinas Christianised Aristotle so he wants to Christianise the I Ching.
  • So, madjess, if someone practices confucianism whatever that is exactly# and loves others as I do they are indeed born of God - if they also acknowledge that it is the same God Who is the Father of Jesus Christ Who died on the cross for our sins and supplied the Holy Spirit for us, and that we are capable of this love only because He first loved us.

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