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.

the Pilgrimage, hajj.
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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3 excursion, tour.

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Origin of pilgrimage

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

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3. See trip¹.

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pilewort, pilfer, pilferage, pilgarlic, pilgrim, pilgrimage, Pilgrimage of Grace, pilgrim bottle, Pilgrim Fathers, Pilgrims, Pilgrim's Progress

How to use pilgrimage in a sentence

So within each category, we can break down the best candidates to emerge from the outfield corn or otherwise make a pilgrimage to heav– err, Iowa.
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Legend has it that a boy once saw his deceased mother’s reflection in the pool, which inspired the pilgrimage.
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I had never raised a dollar in my life and when I saw he was on the board, I made a pilgrimage to him to get advice and help.
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In high school, whenever I visited Boston for debate tournaments, I made a pilgrimage to touch the famous “lucky” foot of the John Harvard statue on which, I later learned, freshmen boys like to urinate.
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Malaysia’s Batu Caves are a pilgrimage site for Hindus all over the world.
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Mrs. Kouachi works at a nursery and has worn the veil since she made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008.
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So the trip to The Macallan estate was sort of a pilgrimage.
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For her next project, the idea of a “pilgrimage” plays another role.
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RELATED: Annie Leibovitz's 'Pilgrimage' (Photos) The subjects for Pilgrimage, on the other hand, are intimate objects.
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“Pilgrimage roads were important in connecting a multicultural religious community,” Chan said.
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For each one of us had seen that one-minded pilgrimage of the brown cattle take place in moons gone by.
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They were probably a company of German priests on a pilgrimage to the Eternal City and its sacred shrines.
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Every pilgrim would consider his pilgrimage of no account if he did not step in here immediately on his arrival.
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His pioneer spirit was so strong that Ilion became a place of pilgrimage for men with ideas.
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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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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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