haji
noun[C]
(alsoHaji,hajji,Hajji)uk/ˈhædʒ.i/us/ˈhɑː.dʒi/a word for aMuslimwho has made apilgrimage(= aspecialjourneymade as areligiousduty)toMecca, also used as atitleto showrespect:
Thehonorific"haji" is used for one who hasvisitedMecca.
The hajji 'sreturnhomeis acauseforgreathappiness.
offensive
anoffensiveword sometimes used by USsoldiersfightingin theMiddleEastto refergenerallyto aMuslimorArabperson
- He told us he was a Hajji who had been threetimestoMecca.
- Theirfriendwasknownas Hajji because he had made theMuslimpilgrimagetoMecca.
- When Mustafareturnedfrom thehaj, hisneighboursandfriendsrespectfullybegantocallhim haji.
- The hajisweartwosimplepiecesofwhiteclothcalled the ihram.
- They werewelcomedasreturningHajis.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- anti-humanist
- antichrist
- deist
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- non-churchgoer
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted