peregrination
Use in a sentence
ɪ noun
1.
travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
2.
a course of travel; journey.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English peregrinacioun (< Middle French peregrinacion) < Latin peregrīnātiōn- (stem of peregrīnātiō) a traveling abroad. See peregrinate, -ion
1425–75; late Middle English peregrinacioun (< Middle French peregrinacion) < Latin peregrīnātiōn- (stem of peregrīnātiō) a traveling abroad. See peregrinate, -ion
Synonyms
1, 2. trip, excursion, expedition.
1, 2. trip, excursion, expedition.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a voyage, esp an extensive one |
| 2. | the act or process of travelling |
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Word Origin & History
peregrination
1528, from O.Fr. peregrination (12c.), from L. peregrinationem (nom. peregrinatio) "a journey," from peregrinatus, pp. of peregrinari "to journey or travel abroad," from peregrinus "from foreign parts, foreigner," from peregre "abroad," properly "that found outside Roman territory," from per- (q.v.)
+ agri, loc. of ager "field, territory, land, country" (see acre).
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Example sentences
Each step he took represented an inward peregrination.
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