Confucianist
Chinese philosophy adherent
A Confucianist is a follower of Confucianism, the ethical and philosophical system based on the teachings of Confucius.
The term describes someone who adheres to principles of social harmony, filial piety, and moral cultivation: He was raised as a Confucianist in a traditional Korean household.
As an adjective, Confucianist describes things relating to this tradition: Confucianist values shaped East Asian governance for centuries.
Confucian ideal person
- Mandate of HeavenHeaven-granted authority to rule
- Four BooksCanonical Confucian text collection
- MenciusClassical Confucian thinker
- self-cultivationIntentional personal growth
humaneness · filial piety · wen · sage
Moral goodness or merit
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
loyalty · integrity · sincerity · filial piety · respect · duty · humaneness · self-discipline
Ranked authority structure
- familyRelated people together
- elder respectDeference to older people
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
loyalty · obedience · parent-child · husband-wife · social order · propriety · deference · collectivism
Educated, cultured class
- academyInstitution of learning
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
pedagogy · master · disciple · education · calligraphy · exegesis · memorization · moral instruction
Religious honoring of forebears
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- rites of passageCeremonies marking major transitions
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
altar · incense · mourning rites · etiquette · protocol · joss sticks · offerings · temple
East Asian superpower
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
- TaiwanDisputed East Asian island-state
Singapore · East Asia · Han dynasty · Qing dynasty · Hong Kong
junzi
Confucian ideal person
- Mandate of HeavenHeaven-granted authority to rule
- Four BooksCanonical Confucian text collection
- MenciusClassical Confucian thinker
self-cultivation · humaneness · filial piety · wen · sage
virtue
Moral goodness or merit
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
wisdom · loyalty · integrity · sincerity · filial piety · respect · duty · humaneness · self-discipline · moral rectitude
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- familyRelated people together
- elder respectDeference to older people
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
order · loyalty · obedience · parent-child · husband-wife · social order · propriety · deference · collectivism · kinship
literati
Educated, cultured class
- academyInstitution of learning
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
- classicsWorks of lasting value
erudition · pedagogy · master · disciple · education · calligraphy · exegesis · memorization · moral instruction · tutor
ancestor worship
Religious honoring of forebears
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- rites of passageCeremonies marking major transitions
- venerationProfound admiring respect
sacrifice · altar · incense · mourning rites · etiquette · protocol · joss sticks · offerings · temple · funeral rites
China
East Asian superpower
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
Taiwan · Singapore · East Asia · Han dynasty · Qing dynasty · Hong Kong
Confucianistanarchist
One opposing all governance
nihilist · libertine · iconoclast · rebel · nonconformist
Confucianistatheist
One denying gods exist
secularist · mystic · Christian · Muslim · materialist