Jainistn.adj.
/ˈdʒeɪnɪst/, /ˈdʒʌɪnɪst/, U.S. /ˈdʒeɪnᵻst/, /ˈdʒaɪnᵻst/ A. n.
A follower or adherent of Jainism; = Jain n.
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Jain1793
Jainist1816
1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry II. iv. vi. 485 Whether they be Buddhists, Jainists, Saivas, or Vishnavas.
1882 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 9 Dec. The oldest Jina of the Jainists was 3,000 feet high, and lived 8,000,000 years.
1999 Jrnl. Consumer Res. 26 86/1 Jainists believe enlightenment occurs only through extreme nonconsumption.
2015 J. Stangroom Trailblazers in Relig. 120 A Jainist might refuse to eat after dark,..for fear of accidentally swallowing a living creature.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Jains or Jainism; designating a Jain; = Jain adj.
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Jain1805
Jainist1836
1836 W. Ramsey Jrnl. Missionary Tour India 265 (heading) A Jainist priest.
1893 Nation (N.Y.) 9 Mar. 182/2 Unfortunately there is no contemporary literature to appeal to, for the Jainist books also are of the later date.
1996 Observer 31 Mar. 25/3 The doctrine of ahimsa which, in Hindu, Buddhist and Jainist philosophy, demands ‘no ill feeling for any living being, in all manners possible and for all times’.
2013 M. Zailckas Mother, Mother (2014) 5 She told him she was covering her head because she was doing sallekhana. ‘Is that Buddhist?’ Will had asked. ‘No,’ Violet said. ‘It's Jainist.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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