Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See hadj, hadji.
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- noun Islam The
pilgrimage toMecca made by piousMuslims ; one of thefive pillars
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- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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This annual pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings on earth, lasting up to five days, is known as the hajj.
Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011
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This annual pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings on earth, lasting up to five days, is known as the hajj.
Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011
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Although he declined to name them, other Afghan officials said one of the probes is looking at the minister in charge of organizing the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a trip known as the hajj, which is made by tens of thousands of Afghans each year.
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Two of Islam's five pillars -- the sacred fasting month of Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca called the hajj -- are also carefully controlled.
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Two of Islam's five pillars -- the sacred fasting month of Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca called the hajj -- are also carefully controlled.
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The religious pilgrimage known as the hajj is underway.
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PHILLIPS: For Muslims, the hajj is the journey of a lifetime, but this time around it's not just about faith, it's about flu.
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Tight security in place today at the Muslim pilgrimage known as the hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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The journey, known as the hajj, is required of every Muslim who can afford to make the trip.
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A hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca, required of every Muslim.
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the Fifth Pillar of Islam: pilgrimage to Mecca
October 7, 2007
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I ventured from the hotel and joined the hajj of blue-jeaned yokels that paraded slowly and patriotically past the empire's historic landmark. ~ Paul Beatty, The Sellout
February 18, 2017