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neo-Confucianist

American

[nee-oh-kuhn-fyoo-shuh-nist] / ˌni oʊ kənˈfju ʃə nɪst /

adjective

of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.

noun

neo-Confucian.

Etymology

Origin of neo-Confucianist

First recorded in 1890–95

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