Definition of "peris" []

• Plural form of peri. (noun)

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• "The Persians had their peris and dives; the Greeks, their demons and cacodæmons; the"
• "As I have never seen any genii, demons, peris, or hobgoblins, whether beneficent or mischievous, I cannot speak of them from knowledge."
• "It is not easy to know precisely whether the peris of the Persians were invented before the demons of the"