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beginning with letter J
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Jain
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noun
  1. a follower of Jainism
    He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a ,<br>a Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew.<br>And, he knows he shouldn't kill. (Donovan, Universal Soldier)
adjective
  1. of or pertaining to Jainism
Jainism
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proper noun
  1. a religion and philosophy that originated in India.
jehad
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noun
  1. Variant of jihad.
jihad
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noun
  1. (Theology) a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil
  2. (Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims for the purpose of ending oppression.
After the Prophet and his authorized Companions, no individual or group or state has the right to wage war against any non-Muslim country for the propagation of Islam. Now Jihad, or Qital to be precise, can be done by an Islamic state only for the purpose of ending oppression. -4:75 Qur"an
jinn
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noun (jinn)
  1. (Muslim demonology) A spirit, lower than the angels, who could appear in animal or human form and influence men
joss
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noun
  1. A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
joss stick
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noun
  1. a kind of incense burned before a Chinese idol.
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