houri (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *houri*:
NOUN	person	houri, nymph	a voluptuously beautiful young woman
NOUN	person	houri	(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise

English > *houri*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
Synonym	nymph
Broader	woman, adult female	An adult female person (as opposed to a man)
Spanish	huri, hurí, ninfa
Catalan	hurí, nimfa

English > *houri*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise.
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
Broader	mythical being	An imaginary being of myth or fable

HyperDic: houri