| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  h j |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or hajj also hadj |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. haj·es or hajj·es also hadj·es
Islam A pilgrimage to Mecca during Dhu’l Hijja, made as an objective of the religious life of a Muslim. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Arabic  ajj, from ajja, to perform the annual Meccan pilgrimage. See gg in Appendix II.
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