jinn

American

[jin] / dʒɪn /

Also jinni

noun

Islamic Mythology.

PLURAL

jinns

PLURAL

jinn

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.

jinn British

/ dʒɪn /

noun

(often functioning as singular) the plural of jinni

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Etymology

Origin of jinn

1675–85; plural of Arabic jinnī demon

Example Sentences

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And there are the details of Dunia’s childhood: the birthday dress “full of frosting and flowers,” her father’s “princess and jinn” secret bedtime stories.

From Los Angeles Times

She says the healer told her the depression was caused by a "jinn lover" who had possessed her.

From BBC

He had insisted his aim was to "help the jinn to come out of the mouth without hurting Kelly".

From BBC

The episode also features a priest battling an Islamic cleric over who gets to perform an exorcism on a person thought to be possessed by a jinn.

From Salon

At the time he thought Robert was a jinn, a supernatural spirit, he said.

From BBC

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