ihram

English

Etymology

From Arabic إِحْرَام‎ (ʔiḥrām, “prohibition”)

Noun

ihram (countable and uncountable, plural ihrams)

  1. (Islam) The state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to Mecca.
  2. (Islam) The clothing worn on such a pilgrimage; one length of cotton cloth around the loins and another thrown over the left shoulder.

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