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Princeton's WordNet
Cainnoun
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
Wiktionary
Cainnoun
The eldest son of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis. (see Cain and Abel).
Etymology: From Hebrew קַיִן (qayin) ‘craftsman’.
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cain
CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) is a database containing information about Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present. The project began in 1996, with the website launching in 1997. The project is based within Ulster University at its Magee campus. The archive chronicles important events during the Troubles, stretching from 1968 until the present day. The name is an allusion to the Biblical Cain, who murdered his brother Abel. CAIN is affiliated with the Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive (ARK), which consists of a number of websites devoted to providing informational material related to Northern Ireland's political process and history. The institutions of higher learning that created CAIN, in addition to Ulster University, were the Queen's University, which worked in concert with the Linen Hall Library. Other important contributors to this project's inception and development were the Center for the Study of Conflict, Educational Services, and INCORE, which stands for the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity. The site includes the Sutton Index of Deaths, containing information on every death which occurred as a result of the conflict. The information is taken from Malcolm Sutton's book Bear in Mind These Dead, the title of which is taken from a poem by John Hewitt. Sutton's original book listed deaths from 1969 until 1993, since updated until 2001. The information can be viewed chronologically, alphabetically and a full search functionality is included. Information can also be crosstabulated by the status of the victim, the organisation responsible and several other variables. Dr Martin Melaugh, the director of the project, has produced draft lists of further deaths related to the conflict from 2002 to date.
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cain
Cain is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Old Testament of the Bible. He was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, making him the first human born. He is most known for his story where he kills his younger brother Abel, becoming the first person to commit murder according to scripture. The name 'Cain' has often been associated with the negative themes from his story such as jealousy, anger, and treachery.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cain
kān, n. a murderer, from Cain, who killed his brother Abel (Gen. iv.).—adj. Cain′-col′oured (Shak.), reddish, the traditional colour of the hair of Cain and Judas.—n. Cain′ite, a descendant of Cain: a member of a 2d-century set of Gnostics who revered Cain and Judas.
Cain
Kain, kān, n. in old Scots law, rent paid in kind, esp. in poultry, &c.—To pay the cain, to pay the penalty. [Ir. and Gael, cáin, rent, tax.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Cain
according to Genesis, the first-born of Adam and Eve, and therefore of the race, and the murderer of his brother Abel.
The Roycroft Dictionary
cain
The first progressive.
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Cain
One of our ancestors of whom we do not brag.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cain is ranked #551 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cain surname appeared 60,948 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 21 would have the surname Cain.
77.2% or 47,058 total occurrences were White.
17% or 10,361 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 1,420 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.1% or 1,286 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 457 total occurrences were Asian.
0.6% or 366 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cain in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of cain in a Sentence
I figured Lorenzo Cain was going to let me pitch to their best hitter.
If Herman Cain were on the The Fed, you'd know the interest rate would soon be 9-9-9.
I've recommended Herman Cain. A terrific man, a terrific person. He's a friend of mine, i've recommended him highly for Federal Reserve. I've told my folks that that's the man and he's doing some pre-checking now and I would imagine he'd be in great shape.
I think the President has a lot of confidence in both( Stephen Moore and Cain).
He saw a lawyer killing a viper On a dunghill hard, by his own stable And the devil smiled, for it put him in mind Of Cain and his brother, Abel.
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