Confucius n 1: Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC) [syn: {Confucius}, {Kongfuze}, {K'ung Futzu}, {Kong the Master}]
Confucius \Confucius\ n. a Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC), the founder of Confucianism. Syn: Kung futzu, Kung futze, Kung tzu, K'ung fu-tze. [WordNet 1.5]
CONFUCIUS A Chinese preacher of note. Lived some 500 years B. C. and taught the chinks the art of joss making, and how to do things backward. He also was the founder of ancestor worship. This still is practiced in England, but never in the United States or Australia. Recreation: Fireworks. Ambition: A Chinese laundry in every city. Epitaph: More Majorum.