jain

«jain» in Mova's school dictionary: A follower of Jainism, an old religion from India that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a Jain, Jains); adjective (Jain)

meaning for a pupil

1) A follower of Jainism, an old religion from India that teaches non-violence to all living things. tree →

2) (adjective) Belonging to Jainism, as in a Jain temple. tree →

3) Also a family name in India. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education lessons on world faiths: Jains believe in ahimsa (doing no harm), many are strictly vegetarian, and some monks sweep the path so as not to step on insects. It is a name of a faith and is written with a capital letter.

examples

• My friend's family are Jains. tree →
• Jains try not to harm any living creature. tree →
• We visited a beautiful Jain temple. tree →
• Many Jains do not eat root vegetables. tree →
• The Jain festival of Diwali is also important to them. tree →
• Mr Jain is our new maths teacher. tree →

note

Written with a capital J: Jain, Jainism. Said like «Jane» or «Jine». Be respectful when talking about any faith.

In the corpora

• Diwali is the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains with lamps, sweets and fireworks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jain» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.