Definitions for hajjhædʒ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hajjhædʒ(n.)(pl.)hajj•es or hadj•es.

or hadj

  1. the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once.

    Category: Eastern Religions

Origin of hajj:

1665–75; < Ar ḥajj pilgrimage

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hajj, haj, hadj(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"

Wiktionary

  1. hajj(Noun)

    The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars

  2. Origin: Arabic (ħajj, pilgrimage), from (ħajja, to overcome).


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