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Definition of Jainist
1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of Jainism. "Jain gods"
2. Noun. A believer in Jainism.
Definition of Jainist
1. Noun. a follower of Jainism, a religion based primarily in India ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jainist
Literary usage of Jainist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"... and seeks to prove that Buddhism itself was originally a Jainist sect and that
Asoka, the Constantine of India, was a Jainist before he was a Buddhist. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"Twenty-two interesting plates, mostly copies of drawings or paintings made by
Asiatics, give the Brahman, Buddhist, and Jainist ideas of heavens, earths, ..."
3. Mind (1898)
"ME Carter, in "New Light on India," contributes Part I. of a valuable paper on
the teachings of Mr. VE Gandhi, the distinguished Jainist philosopher, ..."
4. The Ruling Races of Prehistoric Times in India, Southwestern Asia, and by James Francis Katherinus Hewitt (1894)
"... and it was this creed which, after passing through the ages of early Jainist
superstition and belief in self-torture, emerged as the great moral law, ..."
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