Jainist

Variant of Jain

Jain definition

Jain (jīn)

noun

a believer in Jainism

Etymology: Hindi Jaina < Sans jina, saint < base ji, to conquer

adjective

of the Jains or their religion
Also Jaina Jai′na (jī′nə) or Jainist Jain′·ist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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