Meaning

2 senses
  1. A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

    In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.

    Wallfahrt, Pilgerfahrt

    пало́мничествоpalómničestvo, пилигри́мствоpiligrímstvo, богомо́льеbogomólʹje

    пало́мництвоpalómnyctvo, пілігри́мствоpilihrýmstvo, про́щаpróšča

    a journey to a sacred place

  2. (broadly)A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.

    Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Tom made a pilgrimage.

    ruТом совершил паломничество.

    deTom machte eine Pilgerfahrt.

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  2. What's the purpose of a life of pilgrimage?

    deWas ist der Zweck eines Lebens auf Pilgerfahrt?

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  3. You are not really prepared to go on a pilgrimage.

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  4. The temple on that mountain is an important pilgrimage site.

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  5. Antonio continued his pilgrimage.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
religious journey, or one to a sacred place:
Русский
By meaning 1
religious journey, or one to a sacred place:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
religious journey, or one to a sacred place:

Origin

From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age.

From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age.

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Forms

plural: pilgrimages
Singularpilgrimage
Pluralpilgrimages

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

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