haji
[ haj-ee ]
/ ˈhædʒ i /
noun, plural haj·is.
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Definition for haji (2 of 2)
hajji
or hadj·i, haj·i
[ haj-ee ]
/ ˈhædʒ i /
noun, plural haj·jis.
a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
a Christian from Greece, Armenia, or any country of the Near East, who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.
Origin of hajji
1600–10; < Arabic
ḥajjī, equivalent to
ḥajj pilgrimage +
-ī suffix of appurtenance
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British Dictionary definitions for haji
hajji
hadji or haji
/ (ˈhædʒɪ, ˈhædʒə) /
noun plural hajjis, hadjis or hajis
a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca: also used as a title
a Christian of the Greek Orthodox or Armenian Churches who has visited Jerusalem