Pilgrimage

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  • noun. A journey to a sacred place or shrine.
  • noun. A long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.
  • intransitive verb. To go on a pilgrimage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A journey undertaken by a pilgrim; a traveling on through a strange country or to some place deemed sacred in order to perform some religious vow or duty, or obtain some spiritual or miraculous benefit.
  • noun. Figuratively, the journey of life; the time spent in passing through the world to the “better land.”
  • noun. The time occupied by a pilgrimage; hence, a lifetime.
  • noun. Synonyms Voyage, Tour, etc. See journey.
  • To go as a pilgrim.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life.
  • noun. A tedious and wearisome time.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
  • noun. A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a journey to a sacred place
  • Word Usage
    "Neither is the term pilgrimage characteristic of the journey, which has the sketchiness and levity of a flying tour rather than the observant gravity of a patient pilgrimage."
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