First Known Use: 1875
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ahimsa
noun ahim·sa \ə-ˈhim-ˌsä\
Definition of AHIMSA
: the Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being
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Origin of AHIMSA
Sanskrit ahiṁsā noninjury
Rhymes with AHIMSA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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