pil·grim·age
ˈpil-grə-mij 
1
: a journey of a pilgrim
especially
: one to a shrine or a sacred place
2
: the course of life on earth
Examples of pilgrimage in a Sentence
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
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
When April Grey was a kid, her parents would make an annual pilgrimage from San Francisco to New York City to stay with her grandparents.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
He was extremely learned—fluent Latin and a sound grasp of Greek—and went on annual pilgrimages to Medjugorje and other holy places devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
When April Grey was a kid, her parents would make an annual pilgrimage from San Francisco to New York City to stay with her grandparents.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrimage. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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