vision quest

noun

: a solitary vigil by an adolescent American Indian boy to seek spiritual power and learn through a vision the identity of his usually animal or bird guardian spirit

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Kayce has struggled with his life and legacy throughout the series, often returning to his vision quest — an Indigenous ritual — for guidance. —

Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024 Johnny Depp plays a man sent to a town called Machine for a job as an accountant, but gets waylaid in a gunfight and ends up on a vision quest with the help of a Native American calling himself Nobody. —

and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024 These aren’t ‘tepee rings,’ these are vision quest circles. —

Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024 Kayce’s vision quest at the end of season four could possibly be a sign that things are going to have to change. —

Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for vision quest