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Confucius.

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived c. 551 BCE – c. 479 BCE; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).

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Meaning & usage

name/kənˈfju.ʃəs/US/kənˈfjuː.ʃəs/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An influential Chinese philosopher who lived c. 551 BCE – c. 479 BCE; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).

  2. A male given name from Latin.

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Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from New Latin Cōnfucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, honorific title, literally “Master Kong”) + Latin -ius.

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