peregrination
Americannoun
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travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
- Synonyms:
- expedition, excursion, trip
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a course of travel; journey.
- Synonyms:
- expedition, excursion, trip
Etymology
Origin of peregrination
1425–75; late Middle English peregrinacioun (< Middle French peregrinacion ) < Latin peregrīnātiōn- (stem of peregrīnātiō ) a traveling abroad. See peregrinate, -ion
Example Sentences
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A jaunt to the Waffle House across the street required a peregrination across a hot ocean of tarmac.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Finding community and disagreement in a space in which talking to strangers might be more welcome than at, say, my local coffee shop is particularly alluring peregrination.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022
Or call it mental peregrination, as I find myself hiking again up the rocky path of a small, spherical mountain rising where the Tauranga harbor meets the sea.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2020
Pizza Pilgrims, as you might guess from the name, has previous for devotional peregrination.
From The Guardian • May 14, 2017
This peregrination was one most dangerous to Rodolphe.
From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henry
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