If you make a pilgrimage to a holy place, you go there for a religious reason.
...the pilgrimage to Mecca. [+ to]
2. countable noun
A pilgrimage is a journey that someone makes to a place that is very important to them.
...a private pilgrimage to family graves. [+ to]
His father took him on a sentimental pilgrimage to Ireland.
More Synonyms of pilgrimage
pilgrimage in British English
(ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a journey to a shrine or other sacred place
2.
a journey or long search made for exalted or sentimental reasons
verb
3. (intransitive)
to make a pilgrimage
pilgrimage in American English
(ˈpɪlgrəmɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a journey made by a pilgrim, esp. to a shrine or holy place
2.
any long journey, as to a place of historical interest
Word origin
ME pilgrymage < OFr pelegrinage < pelegrin, pilgrim
Examples of 'pilgrimage' in a sentence
pilgrimage
If you love cheese, it is an essential family pilgrimage.
The Sun (2016)
If you love cheese, it is an essential family pilgrimage.
The Sun (2016)
The location of these pilgrimage sites is significant.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He could have been on a pilgrimage to the site to remember a relative or friend.
The Sun (2016)
After his death his cell became a popular site of pilgrimage.
Martin Manser COLLINS DICTIONARY OF SAINTS (2004)
The father then undertakes his own pilgrimage along the same route.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
How long would the pilgrimage take today?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
To this end it was lavished with holy relics, pilgrimage rights and the freedom to pardon sins.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
While the recriminations continued to fly, hundreds of bodies remained unclaimed in mosques at the pilgrimage site.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They specifically refer to the need for advanced security for pilgrimage sites, for banking and for social media.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The grandchildren of the combatants making pilgrimages to the sites are still touched by the respect and tranquillity of the cemeteries in which their ancestors lie.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The men made a pilgrimage to the site of the PoW camp to open a replica hut built in memory of their comrades who died.
The Sun (2008)
Religious pilgrimages in India are at an all-time high.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sight of an old tree in a field sparked a memory of a pilgrimage to a religious site where a Sikh Guru had once preached.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
pilgrimage
British English: pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/ NOUN
If someone makes a pilgrimage to a place, they make a journey there because the place is holy according to their religion, or very important to them personally.
...a private pilgrimage to family graves.
American English: pilgrimage
Arabic: حَجّ
Brazilian Portuguese: peregrinação
Chinese: 朝圣
Croatian: hodočašće
Czech: pouť putování
Danish: pilgrimsrejse
Dutch: bedevaart
European Spanish: peregrinaje
Finnish: pyhiinvaellus
French: pèlerinage
German: Pilgerfahrt
Greek: προσκύνημα
Italian: pellegrinaggio
Japanese: 巡礼の旅
Korean: 순례
Norwegian: pilegrimsferd
Polish: pielgrzymka
European Portuguese: peregrinação
Romanian: pelerinaj
Russian: паломничество
Latin American Spanish: peregrinaje
Swedish: pilgrimsfärd
Thai: การเดินทางเพื่อไปแสวงบุญ
Turkish: hac
Ukrainian: паломництво
Vietnamese: đoàn hành hương
Chinese translation of 'pilgrimage'
pilgrimage
(ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ)
n(c)
朝圣(聖) (cháoshèng)
to go on or make a pilgrimage to前去朝圣(聖) (qiánqù cháoshèng)
(noun)
Definition
a journey or long search made for sentimental reasons
a pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine at Lourdes
Synonyms
journey
a journey from Manchester to Plymouth
tour
week five of my tour of European cities
trip
On the Thursday we went out on a day trip.
mission
the most crucial stage of his latest peace mission
expedition
Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica
crusade
excursion
We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro.
hajj (Islam)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of excursion
Definition
a short outward and return journey, esp. for sightseeing, etc.
We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro.
Synonyms
trip,
airing,
tour,
journey,
outing,
expedition,
ramble,
day trip,
jaunt,
awayday,
pleasure trip
in the sense of expedition
Definition
an organized journey or voyage, esp. for exploration
Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica
Synonyms
journey,
exploration,
mission,
voyage,
tour,
enterprise,
undertaking,
quest,
trek
in the sense of mission
Definition
a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people
the most crucial stage of his latest peace mission
Synonyms
assignment,
job,
labour,
operation,
work,
commission,
trip,
message (Scottish),
task,
undertaking,
expedition,
chore,
errand
Nearby words of
pilgrimage
piles
pilfer
pilgrim
pilgrimage
pill
pillage
pillar
Synonyms of 'pilgrimage'
pilgrimage
Explore 'pilgrimage' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of tour
Definition
an extended journey visiting places of interest along the route