hajji

American  

[haj-ee] / ˈhædʒ i /

Or hadji,

noun

plural

hajjis

1. a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

2. a Christian of the Orthodox church who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.

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hajji British  

/ ˈhædʒə, ˈhædʒɪ /

noun

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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Other Word Forms

• hajjah noun

Etymology

Origin of hajji

First recorded in 1600–10; from Arabic ḥajjī, equivalent to ḥajj “pilgrimage” + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Example Sentences

Now the last of them are departing�and on their heels has come a financial hajji, W. Michael Blumenthal.

From Time Magazine Archive

The term hajji or hadji is given to those who have performed the greater pilgrimage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various