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ahim·sa (ə him′sä′)

noun

Buddhism, Jainism, etc. the doctrine that all life is one and sacred, resulting in the principle of nonviolence toward all living creatures

Etymology: Sans ahimsā, non-injury < a-, not + himsā, injury < IE *ĝheis-, to wound < base *ĝhei-, to hurl, projectile > goad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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