单词 | pilgrimage |
释义 | pilgrimage (once / 662 pages) n A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place. People make pilgrimages to places like Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Dharamsala as part of their religious or spiritual practice. A pilgrimage is often a spiritual journey, but some pilgrimages deal with other kinds of devotion. For example, fans often visit the places that are — or were — significant to their heroes. Every August 16th, Elvis Presley fans from around the country make a pilgrimage to his famous former home, Graceland, to commemorate the anniversary of his death. WORD FAMILYpilgrimage: pilgrimages USAGE EXAMPLESAnother says she flew in from Detroit just for the day as “sort of a Prince pilgrimage.” Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) No one should underestimate the symbolism of Mr. Abe’s pilgrimage. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) I fittingly ended my day of peregrinations with “Pilgrimage.” New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) n a journey to a sacred place Syn|Hypo|Hyper pilgrim's journey hadj, haj, hajj the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another |
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