Confucius

Borrowed from Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /kənˈfju.ʃəs/

Confucius

1. an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘)
   • 1738, “Annals of the Chinese Monarchs”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet‎, volume I, London, translation of original by J. B. du Halde, OCLC 13628142, page 167:

     The thirty eighth Year of the Cycle Confucius was preferr’d for his great Merit to be Prime Miniſter of the Kingdom of Lû, his native Country. Thro’ his wiſe Counſel the Face of Affairs was ſoon chang'd throughout the Land ; he reform’d the Abuſes that had crept into it, and reſtor’d Honeſty in dealing ; he taught young Men to reſpect the old, and honour their Parents, even after their Deceaſe ; he inſpir’d the fair Sex with Mildneſs and Chaſtity ; and caus’d Sincerity, Uprightneſs, and all other civil Virtues to prevail among the People.

2. (very rare) A male given name from Latin.

• Kongzi, Kong Zi, K'ung-tzu

• Confucian
• Confucianism
• Confucianist

• Laozi

Borrowed from Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔnˈfy.si.ʏs/

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• Hyphenation: Con‧fu‧ci‧us

Confucius m

1. Confucius

• confucianisme

From Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fy.sjys/

Confucius m

1. Confucius

• Confūtius

From Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈfuː.ki.us/, [kõːˈfuːkiʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈfu.t͡ʃi.us/, [koɱˈfuːt͡ʃius]

Cōnfūcius m sg (genitive Cōnfūciī or Cōnfūcī); second declension

1. Confucius
   • 1687, Philippe Couplet, Confucius, Sinarum Philosophus:

     CUM FU CU, ſive Confucius quem Sinenſes uti Principem Philoſophiæ ſuæ ſequuntur, […]

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   • 1698, Johann Jacob Hofmann, Lexicon Universale:

     CONFUTIUS, dictus Socrates Sinenſis, tum quia huic σύγχρονος, tum quia morum imprimis Doctrinam excoluit.

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   • 1826, Stanislas Julien translating Mencius, Meng Tseu‎, page 46:

     Confucius aiebat…

     Confucius said…

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).