Found 2 items, similar to Houri.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: houri
houri
n 1: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn:
nymph]
2: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty
believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Houri
Houri
\Hou"ri\, n.; pl.
Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[=i], h[=u]r[=a],
h[=u]r; akin to Ar. h[=u]r, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed,
black-eyed.]
A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.
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