English Explanatory Dictionary

Confucius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An influential Chinese philosopher who lived c. 551 BCE – c. 479 BCE; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).
  2. A male given name from Latin.

Pronunciation

kənfyo͞oshəs /kənˈfju.ʃəs/ /kənˈfjuː.ʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Confucius.wav

Word forms

Confucius

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Cōnfucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, honorific title, literally “Master Kong”) + Latin -ius.

Related words

Mencius Laozi Zhuangzi Kongzi Kong Zi K'ung-tzu

Derived words

Confucian Confucianism Confucianist
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