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Djinn

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n. An invisible spirit that influences mankind by appearing in human or animal form

n. A supernatural being with extraordinary powers that usually takes a human form and serves its summoner

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See jinn, jinnee.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

Word Usage

"The djinn is the lamp … the natural response to that is that if materialism is true, then I am not conscious after all-hence the old joke that a materialist has to feign anesthesia."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

disembodied spirit spirit

Hyponym

shaitan shaytan Eblis

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

genie djinni jinni

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