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单词 pilgrimages
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pilgrimage

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noun

pil·​grim·​age ˈpil-grə-mij How to pronounce pilgrimage (audio)
1
: a journey of a pilgrim
especially : one to a shrine or a sacred place
2
: the course of life on earth

pilgrimage

2 of 2

verb

pilgrimaged; pilgrimaging

intransitive verb

: to go on a pilgrimage

Synonyms

Verb

  • journey
  • peregrinate
  • tour
  • travel
  • trek
  • trip
  • voyage
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Example Sentences

Noun He made a pilgrimage to Mecca. The family went on a pilgrimage to historical battlefields. The tradition of pilgrimage is important in Islam. The poet's grave site has become a place of pilgrimage. Verb tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
His grave in Hendersonville, about 20 miles northeast of the city, is a popular pilgrimage site today. Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 They were smuggled from Venice in 1818 for safekeeping, turning remote Vodnjan into an unlikely pilgrimage site. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Camp Nou as a pilgrimage site for football fans the world over. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Fans treat the former set in Dyersville like a pilgrimage site. John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 Anne, Alberta, a pilgrimage site founded in the 19th century for Indigenous Catholics that lies about an hour north of Edmonton, large numbers of immigrants were there. New York Times, 29 July 2022 The 85-year-old pontiff celebrated a Mass Thursday at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, a popular pilgrimage site outside Quebec City. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics. Rob Gillies, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics. Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022
Verb
The two men frequently appear in public together: at Easter services, visiting monasteries and traveling to pilgrimage sites. Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Typically, Biden, other top Democrats and civil rights leaders would pilgrimage to Selma for the anniversary, but there is no in-person gathering amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2021 The offerings were possibly linked to a cult of Inca ancestors, and to pilgrimage ceremonies that took place on the Island of the Sun. National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020 An international ad campaign persuaded young people to pilgrimage across countries and continents to attend. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pilgrimage

noun

pil·​grim·​age ˈpil-grə-mij How to pronounce pilgrimage (audio)
: a journey made by a pilgrim

pilgrimages 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pilgrimage
as in travels
to take a trip especially of some distance tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • travels
  • journeys
  • treks
  • tours
  • trips
  • voyages
  • wanders
  • jaunts
  • roams
  • sails
  • cruises
  • rides
  • flies
  • migrates
  • peregrinates
  • buses
  • hops
  • gigs
  • rambles
  • coaches
  • busses
  • road-trips
  • roves
  • drives
  • traipses
  • motors
  • cabs
  • gallivants
  • galavants
  • perambulates
  • jets
  • knocks (about)
  • trundles
  • navigates
  • rolls
  • barnstorms

pilgrimages

2 of 2

noun

plural of pilgrimage
as in trips

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • trips
  • journeys
  • travels
  • expeditions
  • treks
  • tours
  • flights
  • excursions
  • odysseys
  • quests
  • peregrinations
  • safaris
  • voyages
  • jaunts
  • outings
  • progresses
  • errands
  • sorties
  • cruises
  • commutes
  • grand tours
  • junkets
  • rides
  • sallies
  • commutations
  • hops
  • passages
  • drives
  • sails
  • hikes
  • walks
  • tramps
  • walkabouts
  • spins
  • slogs
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