pilgrimage
pilgrimage Lexical Profile
pilgrimage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A journey, often of considerable length or difficulty, made to a sacred place or shrine as an act of religious devotion.
"Thousands of believers make the annual pilgrimage to the ancient cathedral in northern Spain."
A special journey undertaken to visit a place of great personal, historical, or cultural significance.
"Literature enthusiasts often make a pilgrimage to the small cottage where the poet wrote her most famous works."
The course of a person's life on earth, viewed figuratively as a temporary journey toward a spiritual destination.
"In classic allegory, human existence is frequently depicted as an earthly pilgrimage full of trials and lessons."
• verb
To journey as a pilgrim to a sacred place or a site of special personal significance.
"Every summer, devoted fans pilgrimage to the historic recording studio to pay tribute to the musicians."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 13th century from Old French pelerinage, derived from pelerin ('pilgrim'), which comes from Late Latin pelegrinus, a dissimilated variant of Classical Latin peregrinus meaning 'foreigner' or 'stranger' (from per- 'through' and ager 'field, country').