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# jain

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

«jain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A follower of Jainism, an old religion from India that teaches non-violence to all living things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#m1)
2. (adjective) Belonging to Jainism, as in a Jain temple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#m2)
3. Also a family name in India. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#x1)
- Jains try not to harm any living creature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#x2)
- We visited a beautiful Jain temple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#x3)
- Many Jains do not eat root vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#x4)
- The Jain festival of Diwali is also important to them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#x5)
- Mr Jain is our new maths teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jain.html) on Mova free.