haj

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A form of hajj — The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.

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nounhaj (plural hajs)

plural hajs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hajj.

    "The defendant has also piloted planes taking haj pilgrims from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia to Indonesia.

    2009 January 15, “Five Australians jailed for entering Papua province”, in Herald Sun, sourced from AAP
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    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.

    2000 June, Jamie James, “Wordsworth Slept Here”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2015

haj2

nounhaj (plural hajs)

plural hajs

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of blahaj.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe 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

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pillar of Islampilgrimagepilgrim's journey
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APA

haj. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haj

MLA

“haj.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haj. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haj,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haj.

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