hajj

noun

variants or less commonly hadj
: the pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims

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And hundreds were killed outside Mecca in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage in 2015. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Perhaps this is to get around Egyptian cinema’s censorious norms, which lends credence to Khalifa’s initially hazy approach to details and relationships, as Ghada prepares to embark on her hajj to Mecca. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024 At the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, extremely hot weather played a role in the deaths of more than 1,300 people. Umair Irfan, WIRED, 20 July 2024 More than 1,000 die amid extreme heat at hajj in Saudia Arabia, AFP says Climate change made spring's heat wave 35 times more likely — and hotter More In: Amazon Khristopher J. Brooks Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hajj 

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ḥajj

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hajj was in 1673

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“Hajj.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hajj. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

hajj

noun
variants also hadj
ˈhaj
: the pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims

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