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Definition of Hadji
1. Noun. An Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Definition of Hadji
1. n. A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor.
Definition of Hadji
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hajji) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hadji
1. one who has made a hadj [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hadji
Literary usage of Hadji
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"652 1284 Manik, hadji, Erzeroum.— Fox skin. 652 1286 Ismail Effendi, ... 652 For
classes of exhibits, indicated by number» at 1288 Damiano, hadji, Bosnia. ..."
2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"hadji, an Arabic word signifying pilgrim, hadj being the term used for pilgrimage,
or for the whole body of pilgrims to Mecca. ..."
3. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"Every Mohammedan is bound once in his life to visit the holy city Mecca, and a
Mohammedan who has made the pilgrimage afterward bears the title hadji ..."
4. The Map of Europe by Treaty: Showing the Various Political and Territorial by Sir Edward Hertslet (1875)
"Right of Inhabitants of hadji-Ba'iram to grow Crops on Turkish side of ...
-bin-hadji Mehmet.... Chief of village. 2. ..."
5. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"654 1283 Constantinople, Government of. —Morocco and other leathers. 653 1284
Manik, hadji, Erzeroum.— Fox «kin. 653 1285 Ismail Effendi, hadji, ..."
6. History of the Afghans by Joseph Pierre Ferrier (1858)
"... arrive at Herat — Misunderstanding between the princes — They acknowledge the
suzerainty of Persia—Quarrels between Mahmood and Kamran— hadji Firooz and ..."
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