Word: Confucianism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
fu
cia
ni
sm
Definition: A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
Morphemes:
Affix: Confucius
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 – 479 .
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Confucius
Language: la
Decoded: Confucius
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Confucius
Affix: -ian
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ius
Language: la
Decoded: -ius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives from nouns
Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.