Yezidis

British  

/ ˈjɛzɪdɪz /

plural noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Yezidis

C19: perhaps from Yazid or Ezid a name for God

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In the 1990s the country opened its borders to all Turkish Yezidis after reports of human rights abuses.

From Science Magazine ● May 16, 2017

Roughly 20,000 Yezidis came, leading to a generation of well-integrated German Yezidi professionals, including Kizilhan, who immigrated to Germany as a boy.

From Science Magazine ● May 16, 2017

Yet psychologists and psychiatrists working with Yezidis today also note their remarkable resilience.

From Science Magazine ● May 16, 2017

The 22-year-old college student, his parents, and his five younger sisters fled on foot to an arid mountain near the Syrian border, along with about 50,000 other Yezidis, members of a religious minority.

From Science Magazine ● May 16, 2017

With an Account of the Chaldeau Christians of Kurdistan; the Yezidis, or Devil-worshippers, and an Inquiry into the Manners and Arts of the Ancient Assyrians.

From Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 by Various