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a person who travels to foreign lands
A wandering pilgrim, he made his way across Europe before eventually settling in Madrid.
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Christmas Eve also marks the beginning of the Vatican’s Holy Year in which around 32 million pilgrims are expected to head to Rome throughout 2025.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The Jubilee is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome over 2025, and Francis has a dizzying calendar of events to minister to them.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The doors remain open throughout the jubilee year, with pilgrims flocking to the basilicas in Rome to pass through them.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
In addition, pilgrims come to Jubilee to walk the 15-mile Seven Churches pilgrimage circuit around the city.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
The complexity of Cuba was also on display as many of the pilgrims are believers in Santería, an offshoot of the Yoruba religion brought to Cuba more than 200 years ago by African slaves.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Many of the pilgrims voiced concern at Cuba’s worsening economic situation and expressed a wistfulness for the change in policy towards the communist-run government announced by then-President Barack Obama exactly 10 years ago to the day.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Thousands of Iranian Shiite pilgrims came to the shrine each year.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
The two officials also agreed to strengthen cross-border exchanges, including the resumption of trips by Indian pilgrims to Tibet, cross-border river cooperation and border trade at Nathula, a mountain pass in the Indian state of Sikkim, according to the statement.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Brie Stimson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The Jubilee is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome over 2025, and Francis has a dizzying calendar of events to minister to them.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The doors remain open throughout the jubilee year, with pilgrims flocking to the basilicas in Rome to pass through them.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
In addition, pilgrims come to Jubilee to walk the 15-mile Seven Churches pilgrimage circuit around the city.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
The complexity of Cuba was also on display as many of the pilgrims are believers in Santería, an offshoot of the Yoruba religion brought to Cuba more than 200 years ago by African slaves.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Many of the pilgrims voiced concern at Cuba’s worsening economic situation and expressed a wistfulness for the change in policy towards the communist-run government announced by then-President Barack Obama exactly 10 years ago to the day.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Thousands of Iranian Shiite pilgrims came to the shrine each year.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
The two officials also agreed to strengthen cross-border exchanges, including the resumption of trips by Indian pilgrims to Tibet, cross-border river cooperation and border trade at Nathula, a mountain pass in the Indian state of Sikkim, according to the statement.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Pilgrims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrims. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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