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English word origin

Etymology of Jodo

A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo, literally “Pure Land”), q.v.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

Synonym of Pure Land: a sect of Buddhism and its primary afterlife, the seat of the Amida Buddha.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of jodo: any of various other pure lands.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo, literally “Pure Land”), q.v.

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