sojourn

[ noun soh-jurn; verb soh-jurn, soh-jurn ]

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noun

a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.

verb (used without object)

to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily: to sojourn on the Riviera for two months.

Origin of sojourn

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English verb sojurnen, Old French sojorner “to rest, stay,” from unattested Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre “to stay for a time,” a compound of the preposition and prefix sub, sub-, here meaning “a little, for a while” and the Latin verb diurnāre “to live for a long time,” a derivative of the Latin adjective diurnus “belonging to the daytime, occurring every day”; noun derivative of the verb; see journey

Other words for sojourn

2	visit, vacation, rest, stop

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Other words from sojourn

so·journ·er, noun

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How to use sojourn in a sentence

Sojourners thought it better to promote the video that way—"in an editorial context."
Liberal Christians Attack Obama Spiritual Adviser Jim Wallis | David Sessions | May 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
But President Obama's victory gave Wallis and his organization, Sojourners, new influence.
Liberal Christians Attack Obama Spiritual Adviser Jim Wallis | David Sessions | May 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yet it certainly would render the country more agreeable to strangers, whether sojourners or mere travelers.
Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
Although the mountain-tops have only a few resident birds, they have numerous summer bird builders and sojourners.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland | Enos A. Mills
One after the other the sojourners from the cities passed from grumbling at the weather to trunk-packing and leaving.
Thankful's Inheritance | Joseph C. Lincoln

Recollections of pointed comments made by boatmen who had taken these summer sojourners on fishing excursions came to his mind.
Cap'n Warren's Wards | Joseph C. Lincoln
There is a busy hum and clatter in the streets, filled with soldiers and sailors and chattering sojourners.
A Day's Tour | Percy Fitzgerald

British Dictionary definitions for sojourn

sojourn

/ (ˈsɒdʒɜːn, ˈsʌdʒ-) /

noun

a temporary stay

verb

(intr) to stay or reside temporarily

Origin of sojourn

C13: from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre (unattested) to spend a day, from Latin sub- during + Late Latin diurnum day

Derived forms of sojourn

sojourner, noun

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