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or jinn
also djinni
or djinn
as in genie
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Recent Examples of jinni
Poltergeists, jinn, and the Ghost of Christmas Past all count as metaphysical entities.
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Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.
—Yasmine Al-Sayyad, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2019
Next to me was Said Suleiman Mohammed, herbalist and jinni hunter.
—Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016
Although they are believed to exist in an endless variety of manifestations, negative and positive, jinn are most commonly thought to invade the homes and bodies of humans to cause distress.
—Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016
Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.
—Yasmine Al-Sayyad, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2019
Next to me was Said Suleiman Mohammed, herbalist and jinni hunter.
—Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016
Although they are believed to exist in an endless variety of manifestations, negative and positive, jinn are most commonly thought to invade the homes and bodies of humans to cause distress.
—Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinni
Noun
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Aladdin, a character from a Middle Eastern folktale, stumbles on an oil lamp that unleashes a powerful, larger-than-life genie who grants him three wishes.—
Sonal Jain,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Now that tools like his are rising in use and popularity, the genie can’t be put back in the bottle.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead of encountering the risen Lord, these women see two angels.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Bruno Ganz, in an unforgettable performance, plays an angel who can hear the thoughts of the denizens of Berlin and decides to give up his immortality to join them.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The before-and-after pictures still astound: a skeletal wraith on the left, a rosy-cheeked child on the right.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 May 2015
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Agatha is also being pursued by her ex, Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), a powerful green witch, as well as the Salem Seven, vengeful wraiths of Agatha's first coven.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Jinni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinni. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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