houri
/ˈhʊri/
noun
- In Islamic tradition, one of the beautiful, pure beings that believers are promised in paradise.
- The concept of the houri appears in the Quran as a reward for the righteous.
- The poet described the gardens of paradise with rivers of milk and houri companions.
- In classical Islamic literature, the houri are often depicted as symbols of eternal beauty.
- A very beautiful or alluring woman (used in a poetic or figurative sense).
- In the old tale, the princess was as radiant as a houri.
- The actress was called a houri by the admiring press.
- He wrote a love poem comparing his beloved to a houri from heaven.
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