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sarim

sarim noun: a powerful faction of literati that dominated Middle and Late Joseon politics in Korea.

Noun

sarim pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A powerful faction of literati that dominated Middle and Late Joseon politics in Korea.
    • Rejecting the lure of vestments, wealth, and status, the sarim waged a relentless attack on what they viewed as a compromised form of Confucianism.2019, K. Kale Yu, Understanding Korean Christianity (page 65)

Origin of sarim

From Korean 사림 (sarim).

Questions about sarim

What does sarim mean?
Sarim means a powerful faction of literati that dominated Middle and Late Joseon politics in Korea.
What part of speech is sarim?
Sarim is a noun.

Words near sarim in the dictionary

  1. sarigues
  2. Sarikamish
  3. Sarikoli
  4. Sarikolis
  5. sarilumab
  6. sarim
  7. sarin
  8. Sarinana
  9. Sarinanas
  10. sarinda
  11. sarindas

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