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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#m1)

2) (adjective) Belonging to Jainism, as in a Jain temple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#m2)

3) Also a family name in India. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/#m3)

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

### In the corpora

- [Diwali is the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains with lamps, sweets and fireworks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «jain» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jain/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.