Genii

Word GENII
Character 5
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Definitions and meanings of "Genii"

What do we mean by genii?

Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

Extraordinary mental capacity.

Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.

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The word "genii" in example sentences

Princes: of which some were absolutely good, as gods, some bad, some indifferent inter deos et homines, as heroes and daemons, which ruled men, and were called genii, or as [1171] Proclus and Jamblichus will, the middle betwixt God and men. ❋ Unknown (2007)

These are municipal temples dedicated to beings commonly called genii by Europeans, that is to say, superhuman personages, often, but not always, departed local worthies, who for one reason or another are supposed to protect and supervise a particular town or village. ❋ Charles Eliot (1896)

A wise king was one who had control of the powers of earth and air, who could call the genii to his aid by incantations, and perform supernatural deeds. ❋ Charles Morris (1877)

It was not so much the cost, nor the luxury, that made the character of the chamber; it was a certain gorgeous and almost sublime phantasy, -- so that it seemed rather the fabled retreat of an enchantress, at whose word genii ransacked the earth, and fairies arranged the produce, than the grosser splendour of an earthly queen. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

It is from the evil genii, in particular, that our dife prpceed 7 and it is to the good jg; enii we are indebted for a cure* 'minifters of the genii are the jugglers, who are alfo thie only phyfic among the favages. ❋ Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829. [from Old Catalog] (1795)

So may be the CTs are "genii," in the sense of being the guardian "spirits" of the Earth and its lesser creatures. ❋ Mac (2006)

a Hence some imagine the genii are a species of angels: others suppose the devil to have been originally a genius, which was the occasion of his rebellion, and call him the father of the genii, whom he begat after his fall; 2 it being a constant opinion among the Mohammedans, that the angels are impeccable, and do not propagate their species. 3 1 ❋ George Sale (1716)

Railway, which, according to him, had lent all its "genii" to the ❋ Various (N/A)

As a rule the appellatives of Moslem "genii" end in–ús ❋ Anonymous (1855)

Energetic/upbeat ( "genii" character type) twelve year old Shine Tami finds a sort of merchandise-bait space star fish; a goofy, puppy dog eyed creature that can take the shape of a backpack or flatten out into a board onto which she can surf into the sky. ❋ Unknown (2010)

'genii' and mankind are of common occurrence in the mythology of most peoples. ❋ Howard Williams (N/A)

But I think we can all concur that if there is one group of people deserving of an untimely and painful death at the hands of scimitar-waving religious fanatics, it would be the smart-ass customer service genii who came up with the phone tree. ❋ Rich Siegel (2011)

The startling personification of the water as "A neighbor from another world/Residing in a jar," may briefly conjure thoughts of the genii in the bottle – but only briefly. ❋ Carol Rumens (2010)

For hoodwinking such a parade of GENIUSES (genii?) as yourselves into perusing the wacky little universe of our brain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The exhaust of idling limousines spiraled from tailpipes like genii from a bottle," he writes of the traffic outside "21." ❋ Joanne Kaufman (2011)

It seems the only ones who believe that are the “undiscovered genii” who would doubtless jump at the chance to be paid to work on “those shows”. from → Paul Anderson ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of course, the credit-ratings agencies are the same genii who swore that all the world's banks were tickety-boo The money's free! ❋ Unknown (2011)

But what if the geniuses or genii – the plurality is such an embarrassment that I'm not even sure what to call them – come in pairs, like Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Verdi and Wagner, Stravinsky and Schoenberg, Picasso and Bacon? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lucy is [a genius], [Ali] is a genius; Lucy and Ali are genii. Can also be used as an adjective, e.g. "[Big Brother] last night was genii!" ❋ Sianorama (2006)

The people that [invented] this must be [a couple of] [genii] ❋ IAMANNOYMUS (2021)

Genii is [many] [genies] ❋ Taryn (2003)

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