Meaning houri
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houri"nymph of Muslim paradise," 1737, from French houri (1650s), from Persian huri "nymph in Paradise," from Arabic haura "to be beautifully dark-eyed," like a gazelle + -i, [..]
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houriOne of the beautiful maidens that in Muslim belief live with the blessed in paradise. In general, a voluptuously beautiful young woman.
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houri(n) a voluptuously beautiful young woman(n) (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
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