sarim

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Etymology

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Korean 사화 (sahwa)

Noun

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sarim pl (plural only)

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

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