analects

English - Turkish

Definition of analects in English Turkish dictionary

seçme eserler veya parçalar

{i} seçme eserler

{i} seçmeler

English - English

Definition of analects in English English dictionary

A collection of excerpts or quotes

the literary collection of the sayings of and about Confucius, compiled posthumously by his disciples

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 rectification of names (cheng ming), and good government

contingency subordinates endeavor omnibus

The collection of Confucius' sayings

The book of sayings of Confucius The book of sayings of Confucius

a collection of excerpts from a literary work

{i} extracts from a literary work or from a collection of literary works

A collection of literary fragments

Related Terms

Analects of Confucius

{i} extracts from the works of Confucius

Hyphenation

an·a·lects

Synonyms

analecta

Etymology

[ 'a-n&l-"ek(t)s ] (noun plural.) 1652. 1658, from Ancient Greek analekta (“things chosen”) from ανα- (ana-, “up”) + λέγειν (legein, “to gather”).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 Compare lecture.