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sinology::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts |
| Derivation | sinologist |
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In modern history, sinology has seen its influence in politics, due to its role in think tanks.
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Since then sinology became an academic discipline in the West, with the secular sinologists outnumbering the missionary ones.
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Morohashi was awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum in 1957 and the Order of Culture in 1967 for his contributions to sinology and lexicography.
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Secular scholars gradually came to outnumber missionaries, and in the 20th century sinology slowly gained a substantial presence in Western universities.
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Still, in most of the Western universities, the study of the Chinese language is only a part of Chinese Studies or sinology, instead of an independent discipline.
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Definition amongst alchemists varied only in their medical prescription for the elixir of immortality or perhaps only over their names for it, of which sinology has counted about 1,000.
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- The study of Chinese history and language and culture
- Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China, but, especially in the American academic context, refers more strictly to the study of classical language and literature, and the philological approach. ...
- (sinologist) A student, or expert in Sinology
