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1. Pilgrims(ProperNoun)

   The early settlers of the Plymouth Colony who left for the New World in early 17th century. Usually used in plural.

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1. Pilgrims

   Pilgrims, or Pilgrim Fathers, is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist English Dissenters who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 16th–17th century Holland in the Netherlands. Concerned with losing their cultural identity, the group later arranged with English investors to establish a new colony in North America. The colony, established in 1620, became the second successful English settlement and later the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in what was to become the United States of America. The Pilgrims' story of seeking religious freedom has become a central theme of the history and culture of the United States.

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilgrims in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilgrims in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pilgrims in a Sentence

1. Piers Mitchell:

   While we will never know for sure why they made this journey, pilgrims and traders would be a plausible explanation.

2. Charles Ponzi:

   Even if they never got anything for it, it was cheap at that price. Without malice aforethought I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims! It was easily worth fifteen million bucks to watch me put the thing over.

3. Benyamin Storchan:

   We were surprised by the wonderful state of preservation of the ancient remains, and the richness of the finds being uncovered, the artifacts found in the large building, which seems to be a monastic compound, may indicate that the site was important and perhaps a center for ancient pilgrims in the Judean Shephelah region.

4. Ahmed Mohammed Amer:

   As our group started to head back, taking Road 204, another group, coming from Road 206, crossed our way, heavy pushing ensued. I'm at a loss of words to describe what happened. This massive pushing is what caused the high number of casualties among the pilgrims.

5. Rebecca Foote:

   Mecca and Medina became the heartlands of the religion and a destination for pilgrims, al-Ula lay on the route south from Syria.

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