Genie

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
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