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analecta::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | analects |
| Type of | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection |
- A collection of excerpts from a literary work
- Lunyu (English: Analects)Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, 2006 , also known as the Analects of Confucius, are considered a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held.
- Selected miscellaneous written passages (often used as a title)
- From the Greek analekta, meaning "things gathered up." A collection or "gleaning" of miscellaneous literary excerpts or fragments (example: the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius).
- N. - selected parts of a literary work or works
- The collection of Confucius' sayings.
- (Lun Yu): Literally "digested conversations," the most reliable of all collections of Confucius's teachings, and one of the Four Books (shu) of Confucianism; the principal themes include humanity (jen), social custom (li), the superior person (chun-tzu), filial obedience (hsiao), the ...
