the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology
person noun (people)
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prince of the fallen angels in Arabic mythology and religion, from Arabic Iblis...
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known as ʾIblīs or Shayṭān. According to the Quran, God created Iblis out of "smokeless fire or from the pure flame of fire" and created man out of clay. The primary characteristic of the Devil, besides hubris, is that he has no power other than... (45 of 1112 words, 1 image)
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name of a devil in Islam. It may also refer to: Garm Bel Iblis, founder of the Rebel Alliance in Star Wars. | Count Iblis, an exiled alien who was rescued by the Battlestar Galactica and stirred trouble among its crew until he was ejected from the ship... (47 of 185 words, 10 definitions)
[singular] The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity and rules Hell; the Devil. | [singular] A detestable person or animal. (23 of 34 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation, 1 image)
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn. (11 of 18 words, pronunciation)
the chief evil jinni in Islamic mythology (7 of 243 words, pronunciation)
[Judaism] any of various celestial beings functioning as accuser or critic of humanity | [Christian theology] the great enemy of humankind and of ... (22 of 55 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
The principal evil spirit or devil of Islamic mythology. (9 of 11 words)
in Arabic mythology, a supernatural spirit below the level of angels and devils. Ghūl, ʿifrīt, and siʿlā constitute classes of jinn. Jinn are beings ... (24 of 257 words)
feminine jinniyah, plural jinn, in Arabic and Islamic folklore, spirit or demon endowed with supernatural power. In ancient belief the jinn were ... (22 of 98 words, pronunciations)
an imaginary spirit with magic powers in ancient Middle Eastern stories | "let the genie out of the bottle": to do something that causes a situation ... (25 of 80 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
a spirit of Arabian folklore, as depicted traditionally imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp, and capable of granting wishes when summoned (22 of 79 words, pronunciations)
"jinni" [sense-specific] | a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it (17 of 61 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
a magical spirit, originally in Arab traditional stories, who does or provides whatever the person who controls it asks (19 of 28 words, pronunciation)
in Arabian folklore, a magical spirit that has supernatural powers and will obey the commands of the person who summons it. jinni (22 of 46 words, pronunciation)
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Origin: prince of the fallen angels in Arabic mythology and religion, from Arabic Iblis. Klein thinks this may be Greek diablos, passed through ... (22 of 37 etymology words)
Origin: Arabic Iblīs, from Greek diabolos slanderer, devil
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