[This word often, but not necessarily, refers to a journey to escape an undesirable situation, and can refer both to a physical journey or to a figurative journey, such as a change of position. Examples of both kinds of journeys are given here.]
[Fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, journalist Hassan Fazili and his family] packed up everything they could carry and fled … what turned out to be a 3,500 mile hegira across some of the most perilous borders in the world. (Peter Keough, “Fleeing the Taliban,” The Boston Globe, 10/13/2019.)
In Blinded by the Right, his account of his ideological hegira from conservative button man to liberal media critic, David Brock describes a hilarious scene at an Arkansas bait shop. (Charles Pierce, “Sure, They Love Her Now….” Esquire, June, 2013.)
This word can also be a synonym for trip, voyage, trek, expedition, or migration.
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