Confucius
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Confucius
- /kənˈfju.ʃəs/ US
- /kənˈfjuː.ʃəs/ UK
Rhymes with -uːʃəs
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin Cōnfucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, honorific title, literally “Master Kong”) + Latin -ius.
proper noun Confuçius
- An influential Chinese philosopher who lived c. 551 BCE – c. 479 BCE; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘). Theſe Books mention only three Sects to have been in vogue in the World ; for of other Sects there is not the leaſt mention made. The firſt is the Sect of the Learned : The ſecond is called Sciequia : And the third Lancu. The firſt of theſe three is followed by all the Chineſes, and the adjacent Peo
- A male given name from Latin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kung futzu, mencius, confucian, kung, kong, hump, gong, chiu, qiu, kongzi, k'ung-fu-tzu, k'ung-tzu, kongfuzi, mengzi, lunyu, ch'in
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name Chinese philosopher
| Español | Confucio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공자 Gongja, 공부자 Gongbuja |
| 日本語 | 孔子 Kōshi, 孔夫子 Kōfūshi |
| 中文 | 孔子 Kǒngzǐ, 孔夫子 Kǒng Fūzǐ |
| हिन्दी | कन्फ़्यूशियस kanfyūśiyas |
| Português | Confúcio |
| Français | Confucius |
| Deutsch | Konfuzius, Konfucius, Confucius, Konfutse |
| Italiano | Confucio |
| Ελληνικά | Κομφούκιος Komfoúkios |
| Русский | Конфу́ций Konfúcij, Ку́н-цзы́ Kún-czý |
| Tiếng Việt | Khổng Tử, Khổng Phu Tử |
| العربية | كُونْفُوشِيُوس kūnfūšiyūs |
| עברית | קונפוציוס |
Talk about this word "Confucius." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/confucius. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Confucius. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/confucius "Confucius." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/confucius.Cite this
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title = {Confucius},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confucius},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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