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Nov 11, 2009
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ne•o-Con•fu•cian



Pronunciation: (nē"ō-kun-fyOO'shun), [key]
adj.
of or pertaining to an eclectic philosophical movement of the 12th to the 16th centuries, incorporating Taoist and Buddhist elements with an adaptation of Confucianism.

n.
an advocate or follower of neo-Confucianism. Also called neo-Ju.

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