Term: jainism: religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
Candidate hypernym: religion: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny → 1
Candidate hypernym: waveguide: a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar → 0
Candidate hypernym: demotic: a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script → 0
Candidate hypernym: myrtle: any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus → 0
Candidate hypernym: double: a quantity that is twice as great as another → 0
Candidate hypernym: lo/ovral: trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel → 0
Candidate hypernym: gum resin: a mixture of resin and gum → 0
Candidate hypernym: porphyrio: Old World purple gallinules → 0
Candidate hypernym: new caledonian pine: very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine → 0
Candidate hypernym: kauri: white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis → 0
Candidate hypernym: itch: an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch → 0