Hinayanist
[ hee-nuh-yah-nist ]
/ ˌhi nəˈyɑ nɪst /
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noun
a Buddhist of the Hinayana school.
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Also called Theravadin.
Origin of Hinayanist
First recorded in 1905–10; Hinayan(a) + -ist
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