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a⋅him⋅sa

[uh-him-sah, uh-hing-]
–noun Hinduism.
the principle of noninjury to living beings.

Origin:
1870–75; < Skt, equiv. to a- not, without (c. a- 6 ) + hiṁsā injury, akin to hánti (he) slays, Gk phónos murder
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a·him·sa   (ə-hĭm'sä')   
n.  A Buddhist and Hindu doctrine expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures and urging the avoidance of harm and violence.

[Sanskrit ahiṁsā : a-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + hiṁsā, injury (from hiṁsati, he injures).]
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