What is another word for genies?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɛnɪz] (IPA)

Genies are supernatural beings that are believed to have magical powers and originate from Arabic folklore. Synonyms for genies can be found from different cultures and myths. For example, in Western cultures, the closest equivalent to a genie is a fairy, which is traditionally depicted as a small, magical creature that can grant wishes. Djinn is another term for genie, and it can be used interchangeably with genie as it refers to a supernatural entity that can take either a human or animal form. Other alternative names for genies include jinni, daemon, and spirit. Whether they're called genies, fairies, djinn, daemon, or spirit, these supernatural entities are always associated with wish-granting abilities and paranormal magic.

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Usage examples for Genies

La premiere theologie de l'homme lui fit d'abord craindre at adorer les elements meme, des objets materiels at grossiers; il randit ensuite ses hommages a des agents presidant aux elements, a des genies inferieurs, a des heros, ou a des hommes doues de grandes qualites.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume III"
Percy Bysshe Shelley Edited by Thomas Hutchinson, M. A.
Les "femmes savantes" ont ete marquees pour jamais par un des plus grands genies de notre race d'une legere teinte de ridicule.
"Reviews"
Oscar Wilde
His Mother was greatly alarmed, and begged him to have nothing further to do with genies, advising him to sell the lamp at once.
"Favorite Fairy Tales"
Logan Marshall

Famous quotes with Genies

  • The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes.
    Percy Ross
  • Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise.
    Sidney Sheldon

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