Houri (original) (raw)
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:
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))