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hajj 
[haj] Pronunciation Key
[haj] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural hajj·es.
| the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam. |
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| haj or hajj also hadj
(hāj) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. haj·es or hajj·es also hadj·es Islam A pilgrimage to Mecca during Dhu'l Hijja, made as an objective of the religious life of a Muslim. [Arabic ḥajj, from ḥajja, to perform the annual Meccan pilgrimage; see ḥgg in Semitic roots.] |
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hajj
"pilgrimage to Mecca," from Arabic hajj "pilgrimage." One who has made it is a hajji.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hajj | |
noun | |
| the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship" |
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