ˌstänəkˈväsē noun
or stha·na·ka·va·si -kəˈ-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit sthānakavāsin, from sthānaka secular place + vāsin living in, inhabiting; akin to Sanskrit tiṣṭhati he stands and to Sanskrit vasati he lives — more at stand , was
: a member of a Jain sect originating in 1473 that rejects the use of all images and idols