Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of a Kurdish-speaking group who practice Yezidism and live predominantly in Iraq, Syria, and southeast Turkey.

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  • noun Alternative form of Yazidi.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Arabic Yazīdī and Kurdish Êzîdî, probably after the second Umayyad caliph Yazīd, ibn Mu‘awīya (645–683), revered by Yezidis as an important propagator of Yezidism.]

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Examples

  • Indirectly or Indirectly the Yezidi are our brothers and sisters and I banefully hate the Islamic Fundamentalist for attacking those who differ in beliefs.

    The Satanic Perspective on the USA’s Troubling Times | Disinformation 2008

  •  ‘Chermera’ is a location in the Sinjar mountains where a modern day tribe called the Yezidi have an ancient temple and is the scene for the Angelus story,” elaborated Smith. “All the stories are tied together by the machinations of the villanious Idris.

    Trinity: Blood on the Sands Arrives in June | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • Yezidi also are often scorned by Muslims as infidels for their blend of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism, the pre-Islamic faith of Persia.

    The Satanic Perspective on the USA’s Troubling Times | Disinformation 2008

  • The group is blamed for the series of four suicide truck bombings that claimed at least 250 lives in the Yezidi town of Qahataniya in the deadliest attack on civilians since the U. S.-led invasion in 2003.

    The Satanic Perspective on the USA’s Troubling Times | Disinformation 2008

  • ArmeniaArmenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%

    Religions 2008

  • ArmeniaArmenian 97.9%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census)

    Ethnic groups 2008

  • Ethnic groups: Armenian 97.9%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census)

    Armenia 2008

  • Her story, “Honour Killing” Sparks Fears of New Iraqi Conflict, published by IWPR in May 2007, about the brutal murder of a young Yezidi woman in the town of Bashika, won the New Media category.

    Sahar al-Haideri Wins Amnesty Award IWPR 2008

  • Languages: Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)

    Armenia 2008

  • Religions: Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%

    Armenia 2008

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