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Meaning of hajj | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
hæd͡ʒ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الحجّ حج
Azərbaycanca həcc
বাংলা হজ্জ
Bosanski hadž hadžiluk хаџ хаџилук
Čeština hadždž
Deutsch Hadsch
Ελληνικά χατζ
Esperanto haĝo
Español hajj
Français hajj
Hausa haji hajji
עברית חג׳
हिन्दी हज हज्ज
Hrvatski hadž hadžiluk хаџ хаџилук
Bahasa Indonesia haji
Italiano hajj
Қазақша қажы қажылық
ខ្មែរ ហាជ្ជី
한국어 하즈 하지
Kurdî hac haç haj
Кыргызча ажы
Македонски аџилак хаџ
മലയാളം ഹജ്ജ്
Bahasa Melayu haji
Nederlands hadj
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹੱਜ
Polski hadż hadżdż
Português hadj hajj
Slovenčina hadž
Српски hadž hadžiluk хаџ хаџилук
Тоҷикӣ ҳаҷҷ
ไทย ฮัจญ์
Tagalog hajj
Türkçe hac hacılık
اردو حج
Oʻzbekcha haj

Examples

“The word Hajj is explained by Moslem divines to mean “Kasd,” or aspiration, and to express man’s sentiment that he is but a wayfarer on earth wending towards another and a nobler world.”
“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.”
““He passed away due to diabetes while in prison,” the residential committee member said. “He was serving time in Tumshuq Prison for performing the hajj pilgrimage.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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