sarim

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noun

A powerful faction of literati that dominated Middle and Late Joseon politics in Korea.

OriginKorean 사림 →
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Meanings

nounsarim pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyA 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

  1. Korean사림
  2. Englishsarim

From Korean 사림 (sarim).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MarisMisraMasrisimarmairsMarsi
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APA

sarim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarim

MLA

“sarim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarim.

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