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View usage for: (pɪlgrɪm) Word forms: plural pilgrimscountable nounPilgrims are people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious reason. Synonyms: traveller, crusader, wanderer, devotee More Synonyms of pilgrim pilgrim in British English (ˈpɪlɡrɪm) noun1. a person who undertakes a journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion Word origin C12: from Provençal pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from per through + ager field, land; see peregrinePilgrim in British English (ˈpɪlɡrɪm) noun Canterbury Pilgrims (sense 2) pilgrim in American English (ˈpɪlgrəm) noun1. a person who travels about; wanderer 2. a person who travels to a shrine or holy place as a religious act 3. US; [P-] any member of the band of English Puritans who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620 Word origin ME pelegrim < OFr pelegrin < LL(Ec) pelegrinus < L peregrinus, foreigner < peregre, from abroad < per, through + ager, field, country: see acre Examples of 'pilgrim' in a sentencepilgrim Pilgrims visit in the hope of miraculous cures.He hires extra security on important church days to ensure the safety of visiting pilgrims.All the time we helped tourists and pilgrims to visit the house.It receives many more architectural pilgrims than religious ones.Those pilgrims who do come spend less.How does the pilgrim make progress in such an environment?About 250,000 pilgrims now visit each year.The thrill of arriving would not be there without the pilgrim journey, and without its hardships.The temple is leased out each year to a different family which is entrusted with maintaining its leafy courtyards and halls for visiting pilgrims.Pilgrims visiting the site would have needed protection, which would explain why there was a military base nearby.The official welcome which the city of Hiroshima extends to visiting pilgrims is well designed to encourage a mood of solemn reflection.Some Pompeii pilgrims visit the museum and then head straight out of Naples.In a monastery, this angry, agnostic pilgrim makes progress.All of these redemptive stories are that of a journey: a pilgrim's progress. Quotationspilgrim: a traveler that is taken seriouslyAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary In other languagespilgrim British English: pilgrim / ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ NOUN A pilgrim is a person who makes a journey to a holy place. ...pilgrims visiting the shrine. - American English: pilgrim
- Arabic: حَاج
- Brazilian Portuguese: peregrino
- Chinese: 朝圣者
- Croatian: hodočasnik
- Czech: poutník
- Danish: pilgrim
- Dutch: pelgrim
- European Spanish: peregrino
- Finnish: pyhiinvaeltaja
- French: pèlerin
- German: Pilger
- Greek: προσκυνητής
- Italian: pellegrino
- Japanese: 巡礼者
- Korean: 순례자
- Norwegian: pilegrim
- Polish: pielgrzym
- European Portuguese: peregrino
- Romanian: pelerin
- Russian: паломник
- Latin American Spanish: peregrino
- Swedish: pilgrim
- Thai: ผู้แสวงบุญ ผู้แสวงบุญ
- Turkish: hacı
- Ukrainian: прочанин
- Vietnamese: người hành hương
Definition any wayfarer a pilgrim on the way to Mecca Synonyms crusader devotee palmer haji (Islam) Quotationpilgrim: a traveler that is taken seriously [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary]Additional synonymsHer father, a restless wanderer, abandoned the family. Synonyms traveller, rover, nomad, drifter, ranger, journeyer, gypsy, explorer, migrant, rolling stone, rambler, voyager, tripper, itinerant, globetrotter, vagrant, stroller, vagabond, wayfarer, bird of passage Definition a traveller 40,000 motels catering for weary wayfarers Synonyms traveller, walker, trekker, wanderer, journeyer, gypsy, rover, voyager, nomad, itinerant, globetrotter, bird of passage - pile up
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