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pil⋅grim⋅age

  [pil-gruh-mij] noun, verb, -aged, -ag⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
2. Islam.
a. the Pilgrimage, hajj.
b. ʿumrah.
3. any long journey, esp. 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; ME pilegrimage (see pilgrim, -age ); r. earlier pelrimage, alter. of OF pelerinage

Synonyms:
3. excursion, tour. See trip.
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pil·grim·age   (pĭl'grə-mĭj)   
n.  

  1. A journey to a sacred place or shrine.

  2. A long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.

intr.v.   pil·grim·aged, pil·grim·ag·ing, pil·grim·ag·es
To go on a pilgrimage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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