Ihram

noun

1. The sacred dress of Muslim pilgrims, consisting of two lengths of white cotton, one wrapped around the loins, the other thrown over the left shoulder.
2. The state of ritual purity of Muslims in wearing this dress for pilgrimage or for other acts of worship, especially the daily worship.
3. The dress assumed by Mohammedan pilgrims.
4. The state in which a pilgrim is held to be from the time he assumes this distinctive garb until he lays it aside.
5. The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.