pil·grim·age

[pil-gruh-mij] noun, verb, pil·grim·aged, pil·grim·ag·ing.
noun
1.
a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
2.
Islam.
a.
the Pilgrimage, hajj.
3.
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)
4.
to make a pilgrimage.

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


3. excursion, tour. See trip1.
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pilgrimage (ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a journey to a shrine or other sacred place
2.  a journey or long search made for exalted or sentimental reasons
 
vb
3.  (intr) to make a pilgrimage

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Word Origin & History

pilgrimage
mid-13c., pelrimage; see pilgrim.
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Example sentences
Watch a recreation of how the builders might have made this perilous pilgrimage.
She did not accompany him on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem .
The pilgrimage is the opportunity for personal growth and inner change.
In the developing world, meanwhile, you find them at religious festivals and
  pilgrimage sites.
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