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pilgrimage
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pil·grim·age  (plgr-mj)
n.
1. A journey to a sacred place or shrine.
2. A long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.
intr.v. pil·grim·aged, pil·grim·ag·ing, pil·grim·ag·es
To go on a pilgrimage.

pilgrimage [ˈpɪlgrɪmɪdʒ]
n
1. a journey to a shrine or other sacred place
2. a journey or long search made for exalted or sentimental reasons
vb
(intr) to make a pilgrimage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pilgrimage - a journey to a sacred placepilgrimage - a journey to a sacred place          
journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
hadj, haj, hajj - the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship"

pilgrimage
noun journey, tour, trip, mission, expedition, crusade, excursion, hajj (Islam) a pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine at Lourdes
Translations
pilgrimage [ˈpɪlgrɪmɪdʒ] Nperegrinación f
to go on a pilgrimage; make a pilgrimage (to)ir de peregrinación(a)

pilgrimage [ˈpɪlgrɪmɪdʒ] n
(to holy place)pèlerinage m
a pilgrimage to Mecca → un pèlerinage à la Mecque
to go on a pilgrimage to → aller en pèlerinage à
to make a pilgrimage to → faire un pèlerinage à pilgrimage site
(to place of personal importance)pèlerinage m
His father took him on a sentimental pilgrimage to Ireland → Son père l'emmena en Irlande pour un pèlerinage sentimental.
pilgrimage site nlieu m de pèlerinage
Pilgrim Fathers npl
the Pilgrim Fathers → les Pères mpl pèlerins, les pèlerins mpl

pilgrimage
nWallfahrt f, → Pilgerfahrt f; to go on or make a pilgrimagepilgern, wallfahren, eine Pilger- or Wallfahrt machen; in our pilgrimage through this life (liter)auf unserem langen Weg or unserer langen Reise durch dieses Leben

pilgrimage [ˈpɪlgrɪmɪdʒ] npellegrinaggio
to go on a pilgrimage → andare in pellegrinaggio

pilgrimage الحج pouť pilgrimsrejse Pilgerfahrt προσκύνημα peregrinaje pyhiinvaellus pèlerinage hodočašće pellegrinaggio 巡礼の旅 순례 bedevaart pilegrimsferd pielgrzymka peregrinação паломничество pilgrimsfärd การเดินทางเพื่อไปแสวงบุญ hac đoàn hành hương 朝圣


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The new owners, David and Susan Morris, are as a matter of fact extremely interested in the Dymock poets and their work; they are rightly proud of their home's literary associations, and it was with considerable pleasure that they looked forward to welcoming Robert Frost's pilgrimaging granddaughter.
The belief in the curing powers of holy men, like Father McSpiritt, and in the Plaster of Knock imported from Ireland, became an important part of their culture, transposing the past practice in the old country pilgrimaging to holy wells for cures.
 
 
 
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