A journey (usually of a long distance) made to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion; the action or practice of making such a journey.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > pilgrimage > [noun] > a pilgrimage (9) pilgrimagec1275 A journey (usually of a long distance) made to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion; the action or practice of making such a journey. pelerinagec1300 = pilgrimage, n. (in various senses). peregrinage1340 In early use: a pilgrimage. In later use: a journey; travels. Cf. peregrination, n. 2. station?c1430 A visit to a holy place designated as a ‘station’ (sense 19). Also: a devotion performed at such a place, or at a Station of the Cross; cf. to perf… voyagec1485 An act of travelling (†or transit), a journey (†or passage), by which one goes from one place to… A pilgrimage. Obsolete. peregrinationa1500 A pilgrimage; the activity of making pilgrimages. Now rare. roomerya1613 A pilgrimage made by a Muslim. Subcategories:— to Muslim shrine (2) |
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