haji
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For 13 centuries, pious Moslems have done so, and thereafter been honored as haji.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dried shallots and pashmak and haji badum, which are these little baked almond candies, and a new tablecloth.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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I put my clothes on and came into the waiting area where Esther, Leslie, and Al- haji sat.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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The sum which he demanded appeared p. 338exorbitant to the haji, who, forgetting that he was a saint, and fresh from Mecca, fumed outrageously, and in broken Spanish called the boatman thief.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
The latter part of their name, aji , or rather aspirated haji , signifies a pilgrim, and is now the appropriate title of one who has made the great pilgrimage of Mecca.
Defectors, say the Saudis, are "guests" and "Arab brothers" -- and all EPWs are considered hajis, religious pilgrims to Mecca, and are to be treated accordingly.
From Time Magazine Archive
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