Definitions for Pilgrimageˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pil•grim•ageˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ(n.)
a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.
Category: Religion
any long journey, esp. one undertaken as a quest or act of devotion.
Origin of pilgrimage:
1200–50; ME pilegrimage; r. earlier pelrimage, alter. of OF pelerinage
Princeton's WordNet
pilgrimage, pilgrim's journey(noun)
a journey to a sacred place
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
pilgrimage(noun)ˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ
the journey taken by a pilgrim
a pilgrimage to Mecca
Wiktionary
pilgrimage(Noun)
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.
pilgrimage(Noun)
A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.
Webster Dictionary
Pilgrimage(noun)
the journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life
Pilgrimage(noun)
a tedious and wearisome time
Translations for Pilgrimage
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- pelgrimstogAfrikaans
- حَجArabic
- поклонениеBulgarian
- peregrinaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- pouťCzech
- die PilgerfahrtGerman
- pilgrimsrejseDanish
- προσκύνημαGreek
- peregrinaciónSpanish
- palverännakEstonian
- زیارتFarsi
- pyhiinvaellusFinnish
- pèlerinageFrench
- עֲלִיָיה-לַרֶגֶלHebrew
- तीर्थ यात्राHindi
- hodočašće, pohodCroatian
- zarándoklatHungarian
- ziarah, berhajiIndonesian
- pílagrímsferðIcelandic
- pellegrinaggioItalian
- 巡礼Japanese
- 성지 순례Korean
- kelionë (á ðventàsias vietas)Lithuanian
- svētceļojumsLatvian
- menziarahi tmpt suci; menunaikan hajiMalay
- bedevaartDutch
- pilegrimsferdNorwegian
- pielgrzymkaPolish
- زیارتPersian
- زيارت، حج، اوږدسفرPashto
- peregrinaçãoPortuguese
- pelerinajRomanian
- паломничествоRussian
- púťSlovak
- romanjeSlovenian
- hodočasništvoSerbian
- pilgrimsresaSwedish
- การจาริกแสวงบุญThai
- hac; hac yolculuğuTurkish
- 朝聖Chinese (Trad.)
- паломництвоUkrainian
- زيارتUrdu
- cuộc hành hươngVietnamese
- 朝圣Chinese (Simp.)
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