Definition of Hegira

1. Noun. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year.

Exact synonyms: Hejira
Generic synonyms: Escape, Flight

2. Noun. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.
Exact synonyms: Exodus, Hejira
Generic synonyms: Escape, Flight

Definition of Hegira

1. n. The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.

Definition of Hegira

1. an exodus [n -S] - See also: exodus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hegira

Hegar
Hegar's dilators
Hegar's sign
hegari
hegaris
Hegel
Hegelian
hegemon
hegemonic
hegemonies
hegemons
hegemony
Hegglin
Hegglin's anomaly
Hegglin's syndrome
hegira (current term)
hegiras
hegumen
hegumene
hegumenes
hegumenies
hegumenos
hegumenoses
hegumens
hegumeny
heh
Hehner
Hehner number
Hehner value
hehs

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