Yezidis

/ (ˈjɛzɪdɪz) /

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a religious sect found in the Kurdish areas of Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, whose beliefs combine elements of Zoroastrianism, Islam, Christianity, and other religions; in addition to believing in a Supreme God, the Yezidi worship seven angels, among whom is the devil, who is believed to have repented and been pardoned and reinstated as chief angel

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Word Origin for Yezidis

C19: perhaps from Yazid or Ezid a name for God

Words nearby Yezidis

Yevtushenko, yew, yé-yé, Yeysk, Yezd, Yezidis, Y-fronts, Ygerne, Yggdrasil, YH, YHA

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How to use Yezidis in a sentence

The most important day of the week for Yezidis from a religious perspective is a Wednesday.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It turned out almost the entire staff of the hotel was made of Yezidis.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the visit, it was hard to get a sense of why the Yezidis are persecuted.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Yezidis consider themselves ethnically Kurdish, the majority in areas surrounding Mosul, within Arab Iraq.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yezidis play a sort of basketball game here, balling cloth up and tossing it onto the top of the mound.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Yezidis possess no systematized religion woven by some great teacher into one harmonious whole.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
The Yezidis form one of the recognized millets, or subject religious sects, existing in the Turkish Empire.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
And will he not then be mindful of the poor Yezidis, who alone of all mankind never cursed him in his disgrace?
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Mascot means simply a temple, and is used by the Yezidis for mosques and churches as well as for their own shrine.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
It was proposed to raise some companies of Yezidis for the levy also, and they would serve British officers most loyally.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram