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pilgrimage

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) pilgrimage (noun)
  2. 2) pilgrimage (verb)
  3. pilgrimage festival (noun)

1pil·grim·age

noun \ˈpil-grə-mij\

Definition of PILGRIMAGE

1
: a journey of a pilgrim; especially : one to a shrine or a sacred place
2
: the course of life on earth
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Examples of PILGRIMAGE

  1. He made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
  2. The tradition of pilgrimage is important in Islam.
  3. The family went on a pilgrimage to historical battlefields.
  4. The poet's grave site has become a place of pilgrimage.

First Known Use of PILGRIMAGE

14th century

Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra

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