pilgrimage
1 of 2noun
pil·grim·age ˈpil-grə-mij 
1
: a journey of a pilgrim
especially : one to a shrine or a sacred place
2
: the course of life on earth
pilgrimage
2 of 2verb
pilgrimaged; pilgrimaging
intransitive verb
: to go on a pilgrimage
Synonyms
Verb
- journey
- peregrinate
- tour
- travel
- trek
- trip
- voyage
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Example Sentences
Noun He made a pilgrimage to Mecca. The family went on a pilgrimage to historical battlefields. The tradition of pilgrimage is important in Islam. The poet's grave site has become a place of pilgrimage. Verb tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe
Recent Examples on the Web
Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 They were smuggled from Venice in 1818 for safekeeping, turning remote Vodnjan into an unlikely pilgrimage site. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Camp Nou as a pilgrimage site for football fans the world over. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Fans treat the former set in Dyersville like a pilgrimage site. John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 Anne, Alberta, a pilgrimage site founded in the 19th century for Indigenous Catholics that lies about an hour north of Edmonton, large numbers of immigrants were there. New York Times, 29 July 2022 The 85-year-old pontiff celebrated a Mass Thursday at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, a popular pilgrimage site outside Quebec City. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics. Rob Gillies, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics. Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Typically, Biden, other top Democrats and civil rights leaders would pilgrimage to Selma for the anniversary, but there is no in-person gathering amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2021 The offerings were possibly linked to a cult of Inca ancestors, and to pilgrimage ceremonies that took place on the Island of the Sun. National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020 An international ad campaign persuaded young people to pilgrimage across countries and continents to attend. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2019 See More
Noun
His grave in Hendersonville, about 20 miles northeast of the city, is a popular pilgrimage site today. Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 They were smuggled from Venice in 1818 for safekeeping, turning remote Vodnjan into an unlikely pilgrimage site. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Camp Nou as a pilgrimage site for football fans the world over. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Fans treat the former set in Dyersville like a pilgrimage site. John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 Anne, Alberta, a pilgrimage site founded in the 19th century for Indigenous Catholics that lies about an hour north of Edmonton, large numbers of immigrants were there. New York Times, 29 July 2022 The 85-year-old pontiff celebrated a Mass Thursday at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, a popular pilgrimage site outside Quebec City. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics. Rob Gillies, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics. Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022 Verb
The two men frequently appear in public together: at Easter services, visiting monasteries and traveling to pilgrimage sites. Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Typically, Biden, other top Democrats and civil rights leaders would pilgrimage to Selma for the anniversary, but there is no in-person gathering amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2021 The offerings were possibly linked to a cult of Inca ancestors, and to pilgrimage ceremonies that took place on the Island of the Sun. National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020 An international ad campaign persuaded young people to pilgrimage across countries and continents to attend. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
pilgrimage
noun
pil·grim·age ˈpil-grə-mij
: a journey made by a pilgrim
pilgrimages 1 of 2
verb
as in travels
to take a trip especially of some distance tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- travels
- journeys
- treks
- tours
- trips
- voyages
- wanders
- jaunts
- roams
- sails
- cruises
- rides
- flies
- migrates
- peregrinates
- buses
- hops
- gigs
- rambles
- coaches
- busses
- road-trips
- roves
- drives
- traipses
- motors
- cabs
- gallivants
- galavants
- perambulates
- jets
- knocks (about)
- trundles
- navigates
- rolls
- barnstorms
pilgrimages
2 of 2noun
as in trips
Synonyms & Similar Words
- trips
- journeys
- travels
- expeditions
- treks
- tours
- flights
- excursions
- odysseys
- quests
- peregrinations
- safaris
- voyages
- jaunts
- outings
- progresses
- errands
- sorties
- cruises
- commutes
- grand tours
- junkets
- rides
- sallies
- commutations
- hops
- passages
- drives
- sails
- hikes
- walks
- tramps
- walkabouts
- spins
- slogs
- forcing ground
- forcing house
- forcing on
- forcing pump
- forcing system
- forcing upon
- forcingly
- forcipate
- forcipated
- forcipes
- forcipiform
- Forcipulata
- forcipulate
- Forcipulosa
- forcive
- forclose
- ford
- ford cedar
- ford courthouse national military park
- Ford cup
- ford warbler
- ford-bi
- ford-stuy
- ford-upon-avon
- fordable