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Haji

noun
1
An honorific title for a Muslim who has completed the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.
"Villagers greeted him respectfully as Haji after his return from Mecca."

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In plain EnglishA respectful title given to someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Word Forms

Hajis plural

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Etymology

From Arabic, built on the same root as "hajj," the pilgrimage itself.

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