houri

[ hoor-ee, houuhr-ee, hou-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhʊər i, ˈhaʊər i, ˈhaʊ ə ri /

noun, plural hou·ris.

one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.

Origin of houri

1730–40; <French <Persian hūrī<Arabic ḥūr plural of ḥaurāʾ gazelle-eyed (woman)

Words nearby houri

hourglass, hourglass contraction, hourglass murmur, hourglass stomach, hour hand, houri, hourlong, hourly, hours, Housatonic, house

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Example sentences from the Web for houri

The infidel will never cease roasting, whilst the true believer will be eternally seated next to his houri in the seventh heaven!
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan|James Morier
We hope that houri melted entirely away in the window; but we certainly did not stay to see.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)|Various
"You are like a Houri that has been sent away from Paradise for misbehaviour," I said.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
Who nightly turns the dwelling of horror into Mahomet's paradise with this Houri.
Secresy|E. (Eliza) Fenwick

In his early youth he remembered to have seen, somewhere in Greece, such a houri as was this Madame Goesler.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for houri

houri

/ (ˈhʊərɪ) /

noun plural -ris

(in Muslim belief) any of the nymphs of Paradise

any alluring woman

Word Origin for houri

C18: from French, from Persian hūri, from Arabic hūr, plural of haurā' woman with dark eyes

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单词	houri
释义	houri [ hoor-ee, houuhr-ee, hou-uh-ree ] / ˈhʊər i, ˈhaʊər i, ˈhaʊ ə ri / noun, plural hou·ris. one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims. Origin of houri 1730–40; <French <Persian hūrī<Arabic ḥūr plural of ḥaurāʾ gazelle-eyed (woman) Words nearby houri hourglass, hourglass contraction, hourglass murmur, hourglass stomach, hour hand, houri, hourlong, hourly, hours, Housatonic, house Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for houri The infidel will never cease roasting, whilst the true believer will be eternally seated next to his houri in the seventh heaven! The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan\|James Morier We hope that houri melted entirely away in the window; but we certainly did not stay to see. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)\|Various "You are like a Houri that has been sent away from Paradise for misbehaviour," I said. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne\|William J. Locke Who nightly turns the dwelling of horror into Mahomet's paradise with this Houri. Secresy\|E. (Eliza) Fenwick In his early youth he remembered to have seen, somewhere in Greece, such a houri as was this Madame Goesler. Phineas Finn\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for houri houri / (ˈhʊərɪ) / noun plural -ris (in Muslim belief) any of the nymphs of Paradise any alluring woman Word Origin for houri C18: from French, from Persian hūri, from Arabic hūr, plural of haurā' woman with dark eyes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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