Word info

Neo-Confucian

Speech parts

1. Neo-Confucian - Noun

2. Neo-Confucian - Adjective

Meaning

Neo-Confucian (comparative more Neo-Confucian, superlative most Neo-Confucian)

Of or relating to Neo-Confucianism.

Neo-Confucian (plural Neo-Confucians)

An adherent of Neo-Confucianism.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

As he writes, "Neo-Confucian writings do not necessarily reflect either the prevailing social practices or the scholars' own attitudes and practices in regard to actual women." Source: Internet

Although his writings were not accepted by his contemporary peers, Zhu's commentary and emphasis upon the Confucian classics of the Four Books as an introductory corpus to Confucian learning formed the basis of the Neo-Confucian doctrine. Source: Internet

Wang Yangming, Instructions for Practical Living and Other Neo-Confucian Writings by Wang Yang-Ming, Wing-tsit Chan tran. Source: Internet

While almost all Taoist organizations make use of it, one could actually also call it Confucian, Neo-Confucian or pan-Chinese. Source: Internet

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