Definition of Genii

1. Noun. (Roman mythology) (plural of genius) guardian spirits ¹

2. Noun. (plural of genie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Genii

1. genius [n] - See also: genius

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genii

geniculated
geniculation
geniculations
geniculatus lateralis nucleus
geniculocalcarine radiation
geniculocalcarine tract
geniculum
geniculum canalis facialis
geniculum nervi facialis
geniculum of facial canal
geniculum of facial nerve
genie
genie is out of the bottle
genielike
genies
genii (current term)
genii loci
genii locorum
genin
genioglossal muscle
genioglossi
genioglossus
genioglossus muscle
geniohyoid
geniohyoideus
genion
genioplasty
genip
genipa
genipap

Literary usage of Genii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1824)
"genii. THE doctrines of judicial astrology and magic have spread all over the world. Look back to the ancient Zoroaster, and you will find that of the genii ..."

2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"genii Xing. King Solomon is вар- pond to prende over the whole race of genii ... But the Roman genii differ in many respects from the Eastern. ..."

3. Spain and Portugal: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1901)
"From Cordova to Málaga via Puente genii and Bobadilla. 120 M. RAILWAY in б^-б'/г ... Puente genii, and Bobadilla (meal-station). — Passengers for Jaén and ..."

4. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum by Montague Rhodes James (1895)
"genii surround him and abo fill the border. 151. HORAE. Vellum, 4*. x 3{, ... In the border are genii, a space for a shield, animals, and birds. г. Prime. ..."

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