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hajj

hajj [ haj ] (plural ha·j·jes) or hadj [ haj ] (plural had·jes) or haj [ haj ] (plural ha·jes)


noun 
Definition:
 
pilgrimage to Mecca: the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that is a principal religious obligation of adult Muslims

[Late 17th century. < Arabic, "pilgrimage"]
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