n. Islam, pl., haj·es, or hajj·es, also hadj·es.
A pilgrimage to Mecca during Dhu'l Hijja, made as an objective of the religious life of a Muslim.
[Arabic ḥajj, from ḥajja, to perform the annual Meccan pilgrimage.]
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