Meaning

1 senses
  1. The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.

    Hadsch

    хаджxadž, пало́мничествоpalómničestvo

    хаджxadž

    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

Examples

11 sentences
  1. He did a documentary on hajj.

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  2. He wrote a book about hajj.

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  3. He went to hajj.

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  4. We made hajj together.

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  5. His mother didn't make hajj.

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Translations

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pilgrimage to Mecca:
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pilgrimage to Mecca:
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pilgrimage to Mecca:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: hajjes

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:hajhadj

Word family

1 related words
Derivedhajji

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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