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pilgrimage
(redirected from pilgrimaging)

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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.pilgrimagepilgrimage - 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 [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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