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Jain

[ jahyn ]

noun

  1. an adherent of Jainism.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Jains or Jainism.

Jain

/ ˈdʒaɪnə; dʒaɪn /

noun

  1. an adherent of Jainism
  2. one of the saints believed to be the founders of Jainism


adjective

  1. of or relating to Jainism or the Jains

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jain1

1795–1805; Sanskrit jaina

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jain1

C19: from Hindi jaina saint, literally: overcomer, from Sanskrit

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Example Sentences

As a mother, Jain herself said she had contemplated walking away several times through the pandemic.

From Digiday

Jain notes that Infinitus is actually intentionally choosing voices that sound like bots to help make that clear to those taking the calls.

Jain says Xiaomi abandoned its online-only sales strategy in India in 2017 after realizing that stealing market share demanded a physical presence.

From Fortune

Jain, a computer scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues designed the app to identify 20 noises.

However, Jain guessed that we’re “likely to see a lot more of that on Election Day itself,” and they’ll be harder to fight in real time if they do catch some online traction.

Both figures are, of course, involved with the spirit: the Jain is a naked ascetic and the Budhha always aims to transcend.

"Miscarriages at that age are related to chromosonal abnormalities—the egg gives rise to genetically abnormal embryos," said Jain.

One year later, at age 41, they reconciled, and the couple came back to Jain's clinic for IVF after she had had a miscarriage.

I owe much to the living company of the deceased philosopher, Rajachand Kavi, who was a Jain by birth.

On the table-land are twenty small Jain temples on different craggy heights, which resemble an extinguisher in shape.

In the main gateway were some porcelain slabs which had at one time formed part of a Jain temple.

They belong to both the Hindu and the Jain cults, and mostly date from the 10th and 11th centuries.

At the summit is a Jain temple, which has been rebuilt within the last two hundred years.

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