pilgrim

[ pil-grim, -gruh m ]

/ ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm /

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noun

a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.

a traveler or wanderer, especially in a foreign place.

an original settler in a region.

(initial capital letter) one of the band of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Mass., in 1620.

a newcomer to a region or place, especially to the western U.S.

Words nearby pilgrim

pileus, pilewort, pilfer, pilferage, pilgarlic, pilgrim, pilgrim bottle, pilgrim fathers, pilgrim's progress, pilgrimage, pilgrimage of grace

Origin of pilgrim

1150–1200; Middle English pilegrim, pelegrim, cognate with Old Frisian pilegrīm, Middle Low German pelegrīm, Old High German piligrīm, Old Norse pīlagrīmr, all < Medieval Latin pelegrīnus, dissimilated variant of Latin peregrīnus peregrine

OTHER WORDS FROM pilgrim

pil·gri·mat·ic, pil·gri·mat·i·cal, adjective

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Most were originally drove roads, paths to market, or pilgrim paths.
The Unfindable Place: Robert Macfarlane’s Holloway|Edward Platt|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pictured above is the sculpture titled Hopeful Had Much Ado from Pilgrim's Progress.
The Future of Print!|William O’Connor|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The tip of the one of the spires at the National Cathedral fell onto the steps of Pilgrim Road.
Earthquake Hits the East Coast!||August 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
After reading Franny and Zooey, I read The Way of the Pilgrim.
Salinger's Final Mystery|Nathaniel Rich|January 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Eastward therefore the adventurer, the trader, and the pilgrim turned, and found in the Mediterranean their natural pathway.
Europe in the Sixteenth Century 1494-1598, Fifth Edition|A. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson
The pilgrim and his two companions now enter the city, and proceed first to the street of the married people.
A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow
Any well-illustrated edition of "Pilgrim's Progress" will give an excellent idea of these costumes.
Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People|Constance D'Arcy Mackay
The Count passed into a narrow cellar whither the pilgrim had preceded him.
Folk-lore and Legends: German|Anonymous
I once formed one of a circle when a pilgrim returned to his native village.
In the Heart of Africa|Samuel White Baker

British Dictionary definitions for pilgrim (1 of 2)

pilgrim

/ (ˈpɪlɡrɪm) /

noun

a person who undertakes a journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion

any wayfarer

Word Origin for pilgrim

C12: from Provençal pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from per through + ager field, land; see peregrine

British Dictionary definitions for pilgrim (2 of 2)

Pilgrim

/ (ˈpɪlɡrɪm) /

noun

See Canterbury Pilgrims (def. 2)

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