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ihram

[ ee-rahm ]

noun

  1. the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.


ihram

/ ɪˈrɑːm /

noun

  1. the customary white robes worn by Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, symbolizing a sacred or consecrated state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ihram1

First recorded in 1695–1705, ihram is from the Arabic word iḥrām literally, prohibition
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ihram1

C18: from Arabic ihrām, from harama he forbade
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Example Sentences

With appropriate ceremony, Ali donned the ihram and ran a mental tally of the things he must not do until the Hadj came to an end.

Next the whole party put off their old garments, and attired themselves in the two white vestments El Ihram.

The heads of the party were bare; their countenances becomingly solemn; their Ihram fresh and spotlessly white.

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