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pil·grim·age
/
ˈpɪl
grə
mɪdʒ
/
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[
pil
-gr
uh
-mij
]
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noun, verb,
-aged,
-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.
b.
ʿumrah.
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.
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verb (used without object)
4.
to make a pilgrimage.
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Origin:
1200–50;
Middle English
pilegrimage
(
see
pilgrim
,
-age
); replacing earlier
pelrimage,
alteration of
Old French
pelerinage
Synonyms
3.
excursion, tour.
See
trip.
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One of the main reasons people traveled in that period, he explained, was to take religious
pilgrimage
s.
Books on sacred sites and
pilgrimage
have bounced back after a couple of slim seasons.
It has something to do with
pilgrimage
, the hushed aura of sacredness.
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Noun
One of the main reasons people traveled in that period, he explained, was to take religious
pilgrimage
s.
Books on sacred sites and
pilgrimage
have bounced back after a couple of slim seasons.
It has something to do with
pilgrimage
, the hushed aura of sacredness.
The
pilgrimage
is the opportunity for personal growth and inner change.
I've been told he's a sun god opening the doors of heaven, or a marker for monks on a
pilgrimage
trail.
To me, this visit feels less like a reporting job than a
pilgrimage
.
She did not accompany him on a
pilgrimage
to Jerusalem .
It is the story of a 40-day
pilgrimage
into the desert, a
pilgrimage
for the sake of inner cleansing and self-renewal.
Even getting there is a
pilgrimage
of sorts.
Last month's
pilgrimage
celebrated the anniversary of this final vision.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
pilgrimage
(ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
pilgrimage
mid-13c., pelrimage; see
pilgrim
.
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