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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Lisa Ellex, SPIN, 3 June 2024
Vance and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have all made the pilgrimage – a demonstration of the party’s unwavering commitment to Trump despite a litany of felony charges.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
Access to pilgrimage sites has been a big part of the agenda of the governing Hindu nationalist party.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
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Noun
This is Bleecker Street—the central vein that runs through New York’s Greenwich Village, where, for many decades, music worshippers have made their pilgrimage.
—Lisa Ellex, SPIN, 3 June 2024
Vance and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have all made the pilgrimage – a demonstration of the party’s unwavering commitment to Trump despite a litany of felony charges.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
Verb
This seemed to me to be a set and setting worth pilgrimaging for.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
Access to pilgrimage sites has been a big part of the agenda of the governing Hindu nationalist party.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrimage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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