odyssey

od·ys·sey | \ ˈä-də-sē

plural odysseys

Definition of odyssey

1 : a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune his odyssey from rural South to urban North, from poverty to affluence, from Afro-American folk culture to a Eurocentric world of books— J. E. Wideman

2 : an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest an odyssey of self-discovery a spiritual odyssey from disbelief to faith

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The story is about the emotional odyssey experienced by a teenage girl. the spiritual odyssey of the deeply religious

Recent Examples on the Web For now, the steps being take a Caesars Palace are among the first in an odyssey towards a new casino culture, one its leaders believe will retain the spirit of Las Vegas. — Kim Berryman, CNN, "Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19," 15 May 2020 Holley’s military odyssey began during World War II. — Mark Woolsey, ajc, "Henry Holley, 92, organized Billy Graham’s crusades," 11 May 2020 The film follows a 17-year-old girl on an odyssey from Pennsylvania to New York in the hopes of terminating her pregnancy. — Soraya Roberts, Longreads, "My Body Is Not a Temple," 16 Apr. 2020 Forty-six years ago today, on Feb. 4, 1974, Hearst’s strange criminal odyssey began when she was kidnapped by a collection of misfits calling themselves the Symbionese Liberation Army. — oregonlive, "Patty Hearst kidnapped 46 years ago today; strange, violent case still holds public’s attention," 4 Feb. 2020 Uncut Gems, an intricate odyssey that moves fast and takes hairpin turns, is a more ambitious picture, though perhaps not a better one. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Uncut Gems Works Too Hard for Its Grit. But It's Hard to Look Away From Adam Sandler," 13 Dec. 2019 Accompanying her through this dizzying odyssey is Gary, a musician who once opened for Aerosmith (early successes are a marital motif here) and is now a part-time snackologist supplying food to a WeWork-like company. — New York Times, "Don’t Mind Me While I Wear My Dog," 3 Mar. 2020 The 1,900-mile odyssey nearly killed him, with crowds out of control, constant pressure to give speeches, and a serious plot to kill him in Baltimore. — Ted Widmer, Time, "How Lincoln Managed America's Governors to Become a Great National Leader," 17 Apr. 2020 But he wasn't drafted, sending him off on a basketball odyssey. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, "Legend of Schea Cotton lives on with former NBA stars," 13 Apr. 2020

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