Synonyms for haj


Grammar : Noun
Spell : haj
Phonetic Transcription : hædʒ

Top 10 synonyms for haj Other synonyms for the word haj

Définition of haj

Origin :
  • "pilgrimage to Mecca," from Arabic hajj "pilgrimage," from hajja "he went on a pilgrimage." Related to Hebrew haghagh "he made a pilgrimage, celebrated a feast," hagh "a gathering." One who has made it is a hajji.
  • As in traveler : noun person who journeys
Example sentences :
  • We are in half a mind to leave this dawdling Haj, and go on with him to-morrow.
  • Extract from : « A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2] » by Anne Blunt
  • They also had much to tell of the extortions of the hemeldaria, or contractors for the Haj.
  • Extract from : « A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2] » by Anne Blunt
  • It was clear that he belonged to the Haj, but why was he here?
  • Extract from : « A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 [of 2] » by Anne Blunt
  • Haj Addee was a sort of “Infeliz,” as the Spaniards call a man of his peculiar temperament.
  • Extract from : « Mogreb-el-Acksa » by R. B. Cunninghame Graham
  • Haj Ali naturally tried to make as much money out of the transaction as he could.
  • Extract from : « Fire and Sword in the Sudan » by Rudolf C. Slatin
  • They also make pilgrimages to Muhammadan shrines in India, but never perform the Haj.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV » by R.V. Russell
  • The camels cannot last at this pace, but the Haj is pushing on now because the men are starving.
  • Extract from : « A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2] » by Anne Blunt
  • Haj has also given the method of keeping the Rose in bud, in order to prolong its period of blooming.
  • Extract from : « Parsons on the Rose » by Samuel Browne Parsons
  • One who having made the haj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, is entitled to wear a green turban and assume the title of haji.
  • Extract from : « The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] » by George Borrow
  • I made him my personal friend by giving him the powder and shot, in spite of the servant of Haj Beshir from Kuka.
  • Extract from : « Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 » by James Richardson
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