pilgrim

noun

/ˈpɪlɡrɪm/

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a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons
- Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca
- Christian pilgrims visiting Lourdes
Extra Examples
- Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flock to Lourdes every year.
- Millions of pilgrims travel to Mecca.
- They were following one of the great medieval pilgrim routes.
Topics Historyc1, Religion and festivalsc1
Pilgrim
a member of the group of English people (the Pilgrim Fathers) who sailed to America on the ship The Mayflower in 1620 and started a colony in Massachusetts

Word OriginMiddle English: from Provençal pelegrin, from Latin peregrinus ‘foreign’, from peregre ‘abroad’, from per- ‘through’ + ager ‘field’.

单词	pilgrim
释义	pilgrim noun /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ jump to other results a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca Christian pilgrims visiting Lourdes Extra Examples Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flock to Lourdes every year. Millions of pilgrims travel to Mecca. They were following one of the great medieval pilgrim routes. Topics Historyc1, Religion and festivalsc1 Pilgrim a member of the group of English people (the Pilgrim Fathers) who sailed to America on the ship The Mayflower in 1620 and started a colony in Massachusetts Word OriginMiddle English: from Provençal pelegrin, from Latin peregrinus ‘foreign’, from peregre ‘abroad’, from per- ‘through’ + ager ‘field’.
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