5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: genie \ge"nie\, g'enie \g['e]`nie\(j[=e]"n[=e]), n. [F.] 1. Same as {Genius}[1]. [1913 Webster] 2. (Islamic mythology) Same as {jinnee}. [PJC] 3. (Fairy tales) A fabulous spirit having special powers, often appearing in human form, which, when summoned by a person, is required to perform the commands of the summoner. It is based on the mythological {jinnee}; the prototype is the genie residing in an oil lamp, summoned by Aladdin. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Jinnee \Jin"nee\, Jinni \Jin"ni\(j[i^]n"n[=e]), n.; pl. {Jinn} (j[i^]n). [Ar.] (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms. [Written also {djinnee}, {genie}, etc.] Syn: jinn; jin; djinn. [1913 Webster] Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: genie n : (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 [syn: {jinni}, {jinnee}, {djinni}, {djinny}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 28 Moby Thesaurus words for "genie": Baba Yaga, Lilith, afreet, barghest, cacodemon, daeva, demon, devil, dybbuk, evil genius, evil spirit, fiend, fiend from hell, genius, ghoul, gyre, hellion, incubus, jinni, jinniyeh, lamia, rakshasa, satan, shedu, succubus, the undead, vampire, yogini From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: GENIE General Electric Network for Information Exchange (network, GE)
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