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Jain·ism (jīn′iz′əm)

noun

a religion of India, founded in the 6th cent. : it emphasizes asceticism, nonviolence, and reverence for all living things

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