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
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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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Ali Watkins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Anyone who is a fan of architecture and design must make a pilgrimage here.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been held amid extreme weather conditions which saw temperatures consistently soar above average figures.
—Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
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Noun
The Lombardi is more Holy Grail than trophy, the end of what can only be described as a torturous emotional pilgrimage.
—Ali Watkins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Anyone who is a fan of architecture and design must make a pilgrimage here.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
And hundreds were killed outside Mecca in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage in 2015.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been held amid extreme weather conditions which saw temperatures consistently soar above average figures.
—Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrimage. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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