Hadj

Definition: Hadj

Hadj

Noun

1. A pilgrimage to Mecca; every Muslim must make this journey at least once.

Specialty Definitions: Hadj

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Hadj The pilgrimage to Kaaba (temple of Mecca), which every Mahometan feels bound to make once at least before death. Those who neglect to do so "might as well die Jews or Christians." These pilgrimages are made by caravans well supplied with water, and escorted by 1,400 armed men for defence against brigands. (Hebrew, hag, the festival of Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem.) "The green turban of the Mussulman distinguishes the devout hadji who has been to Mecca." - Stephens: Egypt, vol. i. chap. xvii. p. 240. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Modern Usage: Hadj

Commercial Usage: Hadj

Domain	Title
Books	Hadj Amin-el Husseini : Gran Muft� de Jerusalén (reference) Hadj Omar Tall, 1794-1864 : sultan de l'état tidjanite de l'Afrique occidentale (reference) Le\Retour de l'Enfant Prodigue Le Traite de Narcisse � La Tentative Amoureuse � El Hadj � Philoctete Bethsabe (reference) Messali Hadj : 1898-1974 : la passion de l'Algérie libre (reference) Messali Hadj, 1898-1974 (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Hadj

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Cote d'Ivoire	In addition to searching the homes of Islamic leaders, security forces also summoned Islamic leaders for questioning on several occasions based on suspicions that they were plotting civil unrest with the RDR. In July 2000, the military government briefly detained and questioned CNI President Imam El Hadj Idriss Kone Koudouss for encouraging Muslims to vote against the new Constitution, which he argued reinforces the concept of "Ivoirity," a doctrine that discriminates against Ivoirians of mixed or foreign origins. (references)
Political Economy	Gabon	PDG leader El Hadj Omar Bongo has been President since 1967 and was reelected for another 7-year term in 1998. The 1998 presidential and legislative elections were marred by irregularities. (references)
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Usage Frequency: Hadj

"Hadj" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Hadj" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Expression: Hadj

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Hadj

Modern Translations: Hadj

Language		Translations for "hadj"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Pig Latin		adjhay.(various references)

Turkish		Hac (pilgrimage). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations: Hadj

Derivations
	Words beginning with "hadj": hadjee, hadjees, hadjes, hadji, hadjis. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Anagrams: Hadj

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-h-j"
	-1 letter: dah, had, haj.
	-2 letters: ad, ah, ha.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-h-j"
	+1 letter: hadji, jehad, jihad.
	+2 letters: hadjee, hadjes, hadjis, jadish, jehads, jihads.
	+3 letters: hadjees, jarhead, jughead.
	+4 letters: hijacked, jadishly, jarheads, jugheads.
	+5 letters: djellabah, juicehead, mujahedin.
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