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hajj

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"Pilgrimage to Mecca"

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4 lettersPronunciation /hæd͡ʒ/Part of speech nounSorted ahjjStarts with HEnds with J1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca required of those able to make it.

Word origin

From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”), from حَجَّ (ḥajja, “to go, to repair”).

Used in a sentence

  • The word Hajj is explained by Moslem divines to mean “Kasd,” or aspiration, and to express man’s sentiment that he is but a wayfarer on earth wending towards another and a nobler world.
  • The restored cottage, which has been open to tourists since 1891 (Woodrow Wilson came here on a cycling tour in 1899), is the Kaabah of a Lake District haj, a must-see for all pilgrims.
  • “He passed away due to diabetes while in prison,” the residential committee member said. “He was serving time in Tumshuq Prison for performing the hajj pilgrimage.”

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