Jainn.adj.

Brit.

/dʒeɪn/,

/dʒʌɪn/, U.S.

/dʒeɪn/,

/dʒaɪn/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Jaina.

β. 1800s– Jain.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit jaina.

Etymology: < Sanskrit jaina (also with vernacular pronunciation jain ) (adjective) relating to a Jina, (noun) worshipper of the Jinas < jina (see Jina n.).

A. n.

A follower or adherent of Jainism.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Jainism > [noun] > person

Jain1793

Jainist1816

1793 F. Wilford in Asiatick Researches 3 409 An account of the Jainas and the three principal deities of that sect.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 73/1 The religious ritual of the Jainas is very simple.

1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 418/2 An hospital for animals, kept up by the Jains of Guzerat in various places, out of small fees.

1921 E. W. Burlingame in tr. Buddhist Legends I. Introd. 18 The Jains taught the Doctrine of Non-Injury; the doctrine, namely, that it is a wicked thing to injure man, animal, or plant.

2008 R. Preece Sins of Flesh ii. 73 Jains were, and are, far less compromising on the ideal of ahimsa than Buddhists or Hindus, approaching a strict veganism.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Jains or Jainism; designating a Jain.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Jainism > [adjective]

Jain1805

Jainist1836

1805 H. T. Colebrooke in Asiatick Researches 8 464 A fragment of a treatise by a Jaina author.

1832 H. H. Wilson in Asiatic Researches 17 243 Every province of Hindustan can produce Jain compositions, either in Sanscrit or its vernacular idiom.

1961 A. J. Toynbee Between Oxus & Jumna xii. 37 At Ludra..there is a Jain temple containing a hallowed image of the last Jain tirthankara but one.

1971 Illus. Weekly India 11 Apr. 17/1 The Jain Munis believe that the body is a great source of sin and must be subjugated and won over.

2011 Maya News 16 Feb. 43/2 Near the river is an 18th-century Jain Temple with murals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jain
释义	Jainn.adj. Brit. /dʒeɪn/, /dʒʌɪn/, U.S. /dʒeɪn/, /dʒaɪn/ Forms: α. 1700s– Jaina. β. 1800s– Jain. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit jaina. Etymology: < Sanskrit jaina (also with vernacular pronunciation jain ) (adjective) relating to a Jina, (noun) worshipper of the Jinas < jina (see Jina n.). A. n. A follower or adherent of Jainism. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Jainism > [noun] > person Jain1793 Jainist1816 1793 F. Wilford in Asiatick Researches 3 409 An account of the Jainas and the three principal deities of that sect. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 73/1 The religious ritual of the Jainas is very simple. 1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 418/2 An hospital for animals, kept up by the Jains of Guzerat in various places, out of small fees. 1921 E. W. Burlingame in tr. Buddhist Legends I. Introd. 18 The Jains taught the Doctrine of Non-Injury; the doctrine, namely, that it is a wicked thing to injure man, animal, or plant. 2008 R. Preece Sins of Flesh ii. 73 Jains were, and are, far less compromising on the ideal of ahimsa than Buddhists or Hindus, approaching a strict veganism. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Jains or Jainism; designating a Jain. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Jainism > [adjective] Jain1805 Jainist1836 1805 H. T. Colebrooke in Asiatick Researches 8 464 A fragment of a treatise by a Jaina author. 1832 H. H. Wilson in Asiatic Researches 17 243 Every province of Hindustan can produce Jain compositions, either in Sanscrit or its vernacular idiom. 1961 A. J. Toynbee Between Oxus & Jumna xii. 37 At Ludra..there is a Jain temple containing a hallowed image of the last Jain tirthankara but one. 1971 Illus. Weekly India 11 Apr. 17/1 The Jain Munis believe that the body is a great source of sin and must be subjugated and won over. 2011 Maya News 16 Feb. 43/2 Near the river is an 18th-century Jain Temple with murals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1793
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