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houri [Arab.,=black-eyed], one of the beautiful maidens said by some Muslims to dwell in paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. The passages in the Qur'an detailing the physical delights of heaven are considered by many Muslim critics as allegorical.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

houri a beautiful young woman, especially one of the virgin companions of the faithful in the Muslim Paradise. The word (recorded from the 18th century) comes through Persian from Arabic, meaning ‘having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white’.

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houri nymph of the Muslim paradise. XVIII. — F. — Pers. hūrī, f. Arab. ḥūr, pl. of ḥaurā' black-eyed.

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