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JEDI

Syllables: Jed·i/ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/

JEDI is the initialism of justice.

JEDI is the acronym of Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure.

Meaning of justice

Noun

justice (countable and uncountable, plural justices)

  1. The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
    • the justice of a description
  2. The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
    • Justice was served.
  3. Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
    • to demand justice
  4. The civil power dealing with law.
    • Ministry of Justice
  5. A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
    • Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
  6. Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
    • As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […]...

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Noun capitalized: Jedi

Jedi (plural Jedi or (rare) Jedis)

  1. (Star Wars) One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jedi.
  2. A follower of Jediism.

Forms of JEDI

pluralJedi
plural (rare)Jedis

Origin of JEDI

Chosen to match the name of the fictional Jedi in the film Star Wars.

Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1973 (in the manuscript Journal of the Whills) and first used in his 1977 film Star Wars. Said to have been adapted from Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki, “‘period drama’ motion pictures about samurai”), or perhaps inspired by the words Jed (King) and Jeddak (Emperor) in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which Lucas had considered adapting to film. Another potential influence on the word "Jedi" is Hebrew ידיד (yadíd, “beloved; male friend”). In his book The Secret History of Star Wars, Michael Kaminski suggests that Lucas may have been influenced by this term when creating the name for his knights. Kaminski notes that Lucas has cited Jewish mysticism as an inspiration for his work, and that he may have been drawn to the idea of his heroes being beloved protectors.

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Phrases with JEDI

Words that rhyme with JEDI

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Questions about JEDI

What does JEDI mean?
JEDI means one of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.
What is JEDI the initialism of?
JEDI is the initialism of justice.
What part of speech is JEDI?
JEDI is a noun.
How do you pronounce JEDI?
JEDI is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/.
What is the plural of JEDI?
The plural of JEDI is Jedi.

Words near JEDI in the dictionary

  1. jedge
  2. jedged
  3. jedges
  4. jedging
  5. jedgment
  6. JEDI
  7. Jedi flip
  8. Jedi flipped
  9. Jedi flipping
  10. Jedi flips
  11. Jedi Knight

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: JEDI (page history and authors); Jedi (page history and authors); justice (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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