Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
JINN
JINNI
genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny, djinn
(noun) (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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jinn (plural jinns or jinn or jawan or jinnan or jinnah or genies or genii)
(Muslim demonology) A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form, equivalent to demons in Jewish demonology.
Synonyms
(singular): jann, genie
(plural): jann, jinnah, jawan, jinnan, genies, genii
Source: Wiktionary
Jin, Jinn, n.
Definition: See Jinnee. "Solomon is said to have had power over the jin." Balfour (Cyc. of India).
JINNEE
Jin"nee, n.; pl. Jinn. Etym: [Ar.] (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.)
Definition: 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 jin, djinnee, etc.]
Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns (.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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