Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hegira

2 senses of hegira

Sense 1
Hegira, Hejira -- (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)
       INSTANCE OF=> escape, flight -- (the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt")

Sense 2
exodus, hegira, hejira -- (a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment)
       => escape, flight -- (the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt")