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Webster 1913 Edition

Bonze

Bon′ze

(bŏn′zē̍; 277)
,
Noun.
[Pg.
bonzo
, fr. Japan.
bōzu
a Buddhist priest: cf. F.
bonze
.]
A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or nun.
☞ The name was given by the Portuguese to the priests of Japan, and has since been applied to the priests of China, Cochin China, and the neighboring countries.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bonze

BON'ZE

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Noun.
bon'zy. An Indian priest; a name used in China, Tunkin and the neighboring countries. In China, the Bonzes are the priests of the Fohists, or sect of Fohi. They are distinguished from the laity by their dress. In Japan, they are gentlemen of family. In Tunkin, every pagoda has at least two bonzes belonging to it, and some have thirty or forty. In China, the number of bonzes is estimated at fifty thousand, and they are represented as idle dissolute men.

Definition 2024

Bonze

Bonze

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German

Noun

Bonze m ‎(genitive Bonzen, plural Bonzen)

  1. bonze (Buddhist priest in Japan)
  2. (derogatory) self-interested dignitary
  3. (derogatory) capitalist; leading figure of the propertied class
  4. (derogatory, informal) rich person

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bonze

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English

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Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowing from German Bonze, ultimately from Japanese 凡僧.

Noun

bonze m ‎(plural bonzen, diminutive bonzetje n)

  1. bonze (Buddhist priest)
  2. boss, bigwig
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Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

bonze

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of bonzen

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French

Etymology

Ultimately from Japanese.

Noun

bonze m ‎(plural bonzes)

  1. bonze, Buddhist priest

Derived terms

  • bonzerie

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔn(t)sə/, [ˈbɔntsə], [ˈbɔnsə]

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