haj
- n 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
haji
- n an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
hajj
- n 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
hajji
- n a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people
to American soldiers, the hajji are the alien people from whom the enemy emerges - n an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
hake
- n the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
- n any of several marine food fishes related to cod
hakea
- n Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers
hakea laurina
- n tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia
hakea leucoptera
- n large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia
hakea lissosperma
- n shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia
hakenkreuz
- n the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
hakham
- n a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man