pilgrimage

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

a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Islam.
  1. the Pilgrimage, hajj.
  2. ʿumrah.
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), pil·grim·aged, pil·grim·ag·ing.

to make a pilgrimage.

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Origin of pilgrimage

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

Words nearby pilgrimage

pilgarlic, pilgrim, pilgrim bottle, pilgrim fathers, pilgrim's progress, pilgrimage, pilgrimage of grace, pilgrims, pili, pili torti, pili-
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Words related to pilgrimage

excursion, tour, trip, crusade, expedition, travel, mission, wayfaring

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British Dictionary definitions for 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
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