pilgrimage
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grə noun
1.
a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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.
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| —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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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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