hadj
Britishnoun
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Unlike Hussein and Sadat, the Syrian President had turned down Carter's invitation to make a political hadj to Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
The reason: many of their planes were en route to Saudi Arabia, loaded with Moslem pilgrims intent on making the hadj.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still, there is no imperative for the devout to visit the Dome as there is for them to make a hadj to Mecca.
From Time Magazine Archive
The last time Idi Amin Dada visited Saudi Arabia was in 1978, when he made the hadj to Mecca as a Muslim pilgrim.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hadj, or pilgrim-caravan, pursues its route principally by night, and by torchlight.
From International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 by Various
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