单词 | pilgrimage |
释义 | pilgrimage /pil"greuh mij/, n. , v. , pilgrimaged, pilgrimaging. n. 1. a journey, esp. 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. 'umrah. 3. any long journey, esp. one undertaken as a quest or for a votive purpose, as to pay homage: a pilgrimage to the grave of Shakespeare. v.i. 4. to make a pilgrimage. [1200-50; ME pilegrimage (see PILGRIM, -AGE); r. earlier pelrimage, alter. of OF pelerinage] Syn. 3. excursion, tour. See trip. |
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