Iblis

[ ib-lis ]

noun

, Islamic Mythology.

1. an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Iblis¹

< Arabic iblīs < Greek diábolos ( devil ); di- lost by confusion with Aramaic di- of

Example Sentences

Whereupon God changed the jinnee into a devil, and called him Iblis or Despair.

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Iblis rebelled against Allah and was expelled from Paradise.

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But fire from Heaven consumed them, as thou hast seen, and now they are further punished in the fires of Iblis.

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But Iblis, Lanzelet's wife, is not present: she is languishing on account of his absence on a dangerous adventure.

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He was carried off by Iblis,––the porter and a few Greenbacks assisting.

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