About The Word Houri
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Houri
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What's The Definition Of Houri?
[n] (in Muslim belief) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
[n] a voluptuously beautiful young woman Synonyms | Synonyms for Houri: nymph Related Terms | Find terms related to Houri: Adonis | adventuress | Aphrodite | Apollo | Apollo Belvedere | Aspasia | Astarte | Balder | Cleopatra | courtesan | Delilah | demimondaine | demimonde | demirep | femme fatale | Freya | harem girl | Hebe | hetaera | Hyperion | Jezebel | Messalina | Narcissus | odalisque | peri | Phryne | seductress | temptress | Thais | the Graces | vamp | vampire | Venus | Venus de Milo See Also | adult female | mythical being | woman Houri In Webster's Dictionary \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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