cain

/keɪn/

name 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

against, angry, covid-19, evil, many, righteous

VERB + CAIN

backs, book, brought, field, killed, respect, said, taken

CAIN + NOUN

abel, accuser, e, husbandman, lamech, offerings, ro, rose

PREP.

from, in, out, up, with

Definitions

name

The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to paſſe when they were in the field, that Cain roſe vp againſt Abel his brother, and ſlew him.

A male given name from Hebrew.

A surname.

noun

Alternative form of kain.

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Idioms & Phrases

raise Cain

Synonym of raise hell.

Those damned boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight.

Example Bank

According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.

Wiktionary

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to paſſe when they were in the field, that Cain roſe vp againſt Abel his brother, and ſlew him.

Wiktionary

Cain was evil.

Tatoeba · #983929

Information sometimes varies dramatically according to format: my news feed truncated the last word of the headline "Ex-boyfriend backs Cain accuser".

Tatoeba · #1239869

Cain was not his brother's keeper.

Tatoeba · #1686180

Abel was killed by Cain.

Tatoeba · #2448658

Usage Notes

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In some senses, cain is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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