Confucianist

/kənˈfjuːʃənɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who follows the teachings and philosophy of Confucius, the ancient Chinese sage who emphasized moral virtue, proper relationships, and social harmony.

Etymology

From Confucius (Latin form of Chinese Kong Fuzi) + -ist (agent suffix). Confucius lived 551-479 BCE in China; the Latin name was adopted by European scholars in the 16th century, then combined with the standard suffix to name followers.

Kelly Says

Confucianism became one of the most influential philosophical systems in human history, shaping East Asian cultures for over 2,500 years—and surprisingly, Confucius himself never claimed to be starting a religion, just offering practical wisdom about how people should treat each other.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮንፍዩሽያን ተከታ{}
kon-fyoo-shee-an te-ke-ta
ARالعربية
متأثر بالكونفوشيوسية
muta-ath-thar bi-al-konfu-shi-ya
BNবাংলা
কনফুসিয়ান
kon-fu-see-an
CACatalà
confucià
kon-fyu-see-a
CSČeština
konfucionista
kon-fyu-tsee-an-i-ta
DADansk
konfucianist
kon-fyu-see-an-ist
DEDeutsch
Konfuzianer
kon-fju-tsee-aner
ELΕλληνικά
Κομφουκιανός
kon-fyoo-see-an-os
ESEspañol
confuciano
kon-foo-thee-ano
FAفارسی
کنفوسی
kon-fyoo-see
FISuomi
konfutsialais
kon-fyu-tsee-ai-lais
FRFrançais
confucéen
kon-fyu-se-an
GUGU
કનુફ્યુસિયનિસ્ટ
kan-fyoo-shee-an-ist
HAHA
Kānfuziyān
kan-fyoo-zee-an
HEעברית
קונפוציאניסט
kon-fyu-tsee-an-ist
HIहिन्दी
कन्फ्यूशीयसवादी
kon-fyoo-shee-a-va-dee
HUMagyar
konfucianista
kon-fyu-tsee-an-i-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
konfusianis
kon-fyoo-see-an-is
IGIG
Konfusianist
kon-fyoo-shee-an-ist
ITItaliano
confuciano
kon-fyu-tsee-ano
JA日本語
儒教徒 (じゅきょうと)
ju-kyou-to
KKKK
конфуциан
kon-fyu-tsee-an
KMKM
ប្រពៃណី គ្រប់គ្រង
pra-pe-y-nai kroub-kroung
KO한국어
유교인 (유교인)
yu-gyo-in
MRMR
कन्फ्यूशीयन्स
kon-fyoo-shee-an-s
MSBahasa Melayu
konfusianis
kon-fyoo-see-an-is
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းကျိုး ပါမည်
ka-ng-kyee pa-mi
NLNederlands
confucianist
kon-fyu-see-an-ist
NONorsk
konfucianist
kon-fyu-see-an-ist
PAPA
ਕਨਫ਼ੂਸ਼ੀਅਨ
kan-fū-shee-an
PLPolski
konfucjanin
kon-fyu-tsee-an-in
PTPortuguês
confucionista
kon-fyu-shio-ni-sta
RORomână
confucianist
kon-fyu-see-an-ist
RUРусский
конфуциан
kon-fyu-tsee-an
SVSvenska
konfucianist
kon-fyu-see-an-ist
SWKiswahili
Mwana wa Konfusi
mwa-na wa kon-fyoo-see
TAதமிழ்
கொன்ஃபுசியன்
kon-fyoo-sheen
TEతెలుగు
కొంఫ్యూషియన్
kon-fyoo-shee-an
THไทย
ผู้ศรัทธาในขงจื้อ
poo-sra-tha-nai kha-ng-jee
TLTL
konfushiyano
kon-fyoo-shee-ano
TRTürkçe
konfüçyüsçü
kon-fyu-tsee-yus-choo
UKУкраїнська
конфуціан
kon-fyu-tsee-an
URاردو
کنفوسی
kon-fyoo-see
VITiếng Việt
người Nho
ngoi nho
YOYO
Konfusianist
kon-fyoo-shee-an-ist
ZH中文
儒家学者 (rújiā xuézhě)
ru-jia xue-zhe
ZUZU
Konfusianist
kon-fyoo-shee-an-ist

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