Associations to the word «Hajj»

Wiktionary

HAJJ, noun. (Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam.

Dictionary definition

HAJJ, noun. The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats