3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: haj \haj\, hajj \hajj\n. A pilgrimage to Mecca; every Muslim must make this journey at least once. [Also spelled {hadj}.] Syn: hadj, haj. [WordNet 1.5] haji From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hadj \Hadj\ (h[a^]j), n. [Ar. hajj, fr. hajja to set out, walk, go on a pilgrimage.] The pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Mohammedans. It is the duty of Moslems to make a journey to Mecca at least once ina lifetime, or if that is not possible, three journeys to one of the alternate sacred sites. [Also spelled {haj} and {hajj}.] [1913 Webster +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hadj n : the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; 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" [syn: {hajj}, {haj}] [also: {hadjes} (pl)]
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