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(n.) The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jainism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jainism.html. 1828.
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