Definitions

1. 1. to revere as sole orthodoxy
2. 2. to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc)
3. 3. to be dominant

Components

• 独 dú – alone
• 尊 zūn – senior

Related Words

• 独尊儒术 dú zūn rú shù – dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
• 罢黜百家，独尊儒术 bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù – Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
• 唯我独尊 wéi wǒ dú zūn – think himself to be revered and respected exclusively