HOURI

Houri

In Islam, the ' or ' are commonly translated as " companions of equal age ", "lovely eyed", of "modest gaze", "pure beings" or "companions pure" of paradise, denoting humans and jinn who enter Jannah after being recreated anew in the hereafter. Islam also has a strong mystical tradition which places these heavenly delights in the context of the ecstatic awareness of God.

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houri

Noun

  1. A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
  2. Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.
    : by - 1850
    I would not exchange this one little English girl for the Grand Turk’s whole seraglio, gazelle eyes, houri- forms and all!


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