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pilgrimage
[ pil-gruh-mij ]
noun
- a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion:
a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- Islam.
- the Pilgrimage, hajj.
- any long journey, especially one undertaken as a quest or for a votive purpose, as to pay homage:
a pilgrimage to the grave of Shakespeare.
verb (used without object)
- to make a pilgrimage.
pilgrimage
/ ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ /
noun
- a journey to a shrine or other sacred place
- a journey or long search made for exalted or sentimental reasons
verb
- intr to make a pilgrimage
Word History and Origins
Origin of pilgrimage1
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Example Sentences
Mrs. Kouachi works at a nursery and has worn the veil since she made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008.
So the trip to The Macallan estate was sort of a pilgrimage.
For her next project, the idea of a “pilgrimage” plays another role.
RELATED: Annie Leibovitz's 'Pilgrimage' (Photos) The subjects for Pilgrimage, on the other hand, are intimate objects.
“Pilgrimage roads were important in connecting a multicultural religious community,” Chan said.
For each one of us had seen that one-minded pilgrimage of the brown cattle take place in moons gone by.
They were probably a company of German priests on a pilgrimage to the Eternal City and its sacred shrines.
Every pilgrim would consider his pilgrimage of no account if he did not step in here immediately on his arrival.
His pioneer spirit was so strong that Ilion became a place of pilgrimage for men with ideas.
So the pilgrimage passed and faded into the mist of the horizon, where the planet unveils itself to the human eye.
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