Eblis

British  

/ ˈɛblɪs /

noun

1. the chief evil jinni in Islamic mythology

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Etymology

Origin of Eblis

Arabic Iblīs, from Greek diabolos slanderer, _devil

Example Sentences

Or at least that’s what Eblis Álvarez, an academy-trained Colombian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist wants you to believe with the release of his new album, “Meridian Brothers and El Grupo Renacimiento,” out Friday.

From New York Times

The erstwhile illuminated theatre is as dark as the Hall of Eblis.

From Project Gutenberg

They conducted us to a vast, dimly lighted chamber with pillars and arches; which might have been the Hall of Eblis.

From Project Gutenberg

With the setting of the sun powerful search-lights swept the Golden Horn to the Bosphorus, while the now alert Turkish gunners stood by their guns, ready at the first sight of a periscope to send the Giaours to Eblis, for there was a strong suspicion that the daring British craft would still be lurking in the vicinity in order to attempt another act of destruction.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps Hawthorne, in certain passages of the Scarlet Letter, may have had these red, burning hearts of this famous Hall of Eblis in mind.

From Project Gutenberg