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měrāj (n. of instr. fr. عرج 'to ascend'), s.f. & m. A ladder; a series of steps or stairs; anything by which one ascends;—the ladder upon which the souls ascend when they are taken from their bodies; the ladder upon which Moḥammad is related to have ascended from Jerusalem to Heaven;—(hence) ascent, ascension.
Origin: Arabic