jinni

variants or jinn also djinni or djinn

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Recent Examples of jinni By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025 Poltergeists, jinn, and the Ghost of Christmas Past all count as metaphysical entities. 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 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
  • In the fantasy sitcom, Eden played Jeannie, a 2,000-year-old genie living in a bottle, who falls in love with astronaut Captain Tony Nelson, portrayed by Hagman.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The show followed Amman high-schoolers who accidentally unleashed a genie, blending modern youth culture with regional folklore.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He will be killed by his brother, the angel Ejllael (Steve Noh), for bowing to a human.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Capellini is a long, thin noodle that is thinner than spaghettini (thin spaghetti) and thicker than angel hair.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people — the same root as democratic.
    Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • The first teaser shows Hemsworth’s Geralt, who looks very similar to Cavill’s version, vanquish a ghostly wraith.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Jinni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinni. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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