Meaning | (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done. |
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Category | folklore | The unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture |
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Region | Persia, Persian Empire | An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC |
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Broader | spirit, disembodied spirit | Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings |
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Spanish | peri |
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