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Houri

noun
(pl. houris)
1.
A voluptuously beautiful young woman.  Synonym: nymph.
2.
(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise.





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"Houri" Quotes from Famous Books



... "I commanded that a houri, lovelier than the full moon, and graceful as a young gazelle, should appear for the delight of ...
— The Brass Bottle • F. Anstey


Words linked to "Houri" :   Muslimism, mythical being, Islam, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, nymph, woman, Islamism, adult female


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