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hajji

or hadj·i, haj·i

[haj-ee]
noun, plural haj·jis.
  1. a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
  2. a Christian from Greece, Armenia, or any country of the Near East, who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.
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Origin of hajji

1600–10; < Arabic ḥajjī, equivalent to ḥajj pilgrimage + -ī suffix of appurtenance
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Historical Examples of hajji

  • The Hajji said: 'I have untied as knot in my head-handkerchief which will be more to us than a thousand.'

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    Rudyard Kipling

  • The Hajji said: 'And on mine also is a name engraved; but there is no name on the amulet.'

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    Rudyard Kipling

  • The Hajji told her that if our Sahib died, she would die with him.

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    Rudyard Kipling

  • Therefore it was his heart's desire that the Hajji went to fetch.

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  • The Hajji stood in the gate guarding his skirts from defilement.

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    Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for hajji

hajji

hadji or haji

noun plural hajjis, hadjis or hajis
  1. a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca: also used as a title
  2. a Christian of the Greek Orthodox or Armenian Churches who has visited Jerusalem
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Derived Formshajjah, fem n
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