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pilgrimage

American  
[pil-gruh-mij] / ˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.

    a pilgrimage to Lourdes.

  2. Islam.

    1. the Pilgrimage, hajj.

    2. ʿumrah.

  3. 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.
    Synonyms:
    tour, excursion

verb (used without object)

pilgrimaged, pilgrimaging

  1. to make a pilgrimage.

pilgrimage British  
/ ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a journey to a shrine or other sacred place

  2. a journey or long search made for exalted or sentimental reasons

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verb

  1. (intr) to make a pilgrimage

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Related Words

See trip 1.

Etymology

Origin of pilgrimage

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English pilegrimage ( pilgrim, -age ); replacing earlier pelrimage, alteration of Old French pelerinage

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