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Definition of Genie
1. Noun. (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.
Category relationships: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
Specialized synonyms: Shaitan, Shaytan, Eblis
Generic synonyms: Disembodied Spirit, Spirit
Definition of Genie
1. Noun. (Islam) An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals. ¹
2. Noun. A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Genie
1. jinni [n -S] - See also: jinni
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genie
Literary usage of Genie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readings in Industrial Society: A Study in the Structure and Functioning of by Leon Carroll Marshall (1918)
"CAN WE CONTROL THE genie?' All this brings us clearly face to face with a very
... Can we control the genie that has come out of the box we have opened ? ..."
2. The Ladies' Wreath: A Selection from the Female Poetic Writers of England by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1837)
"THOU art plucking spring-roses, genie, And a little red rose art thou; Thou hast
unfolded to day, genie, Another bright leaf, I trow; But the roses will ..."
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