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hajj (haj)

noun

the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim is expected to make at least once

Etymology: Ar ḥajj < ḥajja, to set out, go on a pilgrimage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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