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BONZE (from Japanese bonzo, probably a mispronunciation of Chinese fan sung, " religious person ")
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BONZE (from Japanese bonzo, probably a mispronunciation of Chinese fan sung, " religious person "), the European name for the members of the Buddhist religious orders of Japan and China. The word is loosely used of all the Buddhist priests in those and the neighbouring countries.