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houri
(encz) | houri,huriska n: Zdeněk Brož |
Houri
(gcide) | Houri \Hou"ri\, n.; pl. Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[imac],
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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houri
(wn) | houri
n 1: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: nymph,
houri]
2: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty
believed to live with the blessed in Paradise |
houri
(devil) | HOURI, n. A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make
things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence
marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a
soul. By that good lady the Houris are said to be held in deficient
esteem.
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Houri
(gcide) | Houri \Hou"ri\, n.; pl. Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[imac],
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Houris
(gcide) | Houri \Hou"ri\, n.; pl. Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[imac],
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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