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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Noun
Estimates placed the number of fighters at roughly 800, with militants reportedly crossing the border under the pretense of religious pilgrimages before gathering at a base in Ahvaz and being dispatched to various regions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Nearly all the diners who have made the eight-hour pilgrimage here are fans of the show.
—Joel Stein, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Christmas period will also mark the official end of the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, 12 months dedicated to pilgrimage, spiritual renewal and forgiveness which takes place every 25 years.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Travel to the country once limited essentially to pilgrimage and business travel, opened with a tourist e-visa in 2019 and has since become an engine of jobs and investment.
—Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrimage. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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