Iblis

[ ib-lis ]

/ ˈɪb lɪs /

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noun Islamic Mythology.

an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.

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Origin of Iblis

<Arabic iblīs<Greek diábolos (see devil); di- lost by confusion with Aramaic di- of

Words nearby Iblis

-ibility, ibis, Ibiza, Ibizan hound, -ible, Iblis, -ibly, ibn, ibn-al-Arabi, Ibn al-Haytham, ibn ʿArabi

How to use Iblis in a sentence

Whereupon God changed the jinnee into a devil, and called him Iblis or Despair.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Iblis rebelled against Allah and was expelled from Paradise.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
But fire from Heaven consumed them, as thou hast seen, and now they are further punished in the fires of Iblis.
Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from The Arabian Nights|Edmund Dulac
But Iblis, Lanzelet's wife, is not present: she is languishing on account of his absence on a dangerous adventure.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various

He was carried off by Iblis,––the porter and a few Greenbacks assisting.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani