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HOURI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("houri" is a kind of...):

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A voluptuously beautiful young woman

Synonyms:

houri; nymph

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("houri" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

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