sarim

English

Etymology

Korean 사화 (sahwa)

Noun

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.

See also

• sahwa