jinn
[jin]
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noun, plural jinns, (especially collectively) jinn. Islamic Mythology.
any of a class of spirits, lower than the angels, capable of appearing in human and animal forms and influencing humankind for either good or evil.
Origin of jinn
1675–85; plural of Arabic jinnī demon
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Historical Examples of jinn
The Arabians say that Jinn and Afrits live in the desert away from the caravans.
1492Mary Johnston
It is true that Ibls was disobedient, but then he belonged not to the angelic order but to that of the jinn.
The Faith of IslamEdward Sell
The most common forms and habitations or places of resort of the Jinn must now be described.
Arabian Society In The Middle AgesEdward William Lane
As the bath is a resort of the Jinn, prayer should not be performed in it, nor the Ḳur-n recited.
Arabian Society In The Middle AgesEdward William Lane
Tents are pitched, the horses are tethered, and lovely girls dance before the heroes and the Jinn who are in their train.
jinn
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