Hejira

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hegira \He*gi"ra\ (?; 277), n. [Written also {hejira}.] [Ar.
     hijrah flight.]
     The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622
     (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem
     era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of
     Mohammed.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The starting point of the Era was made to begin, not
           from the date of the flight, but from the first day of
           the Arabic year, which corresponds to July 16, a. d.
           622.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hejira \He*ji"ra\, n.
     See {Hegira}. Hektoliter
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hejira
       n 1: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which
            marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim
            calendar begins in that year [syn: {Hegira}]
       2: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile
          environment [syn: {exodus}, {hegira}]