Definition of PILGRIMAGE. Meaning of PILGRIMAGE. Synonyms of PILGRIMAGE

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Definition of PILGRIMAGE

Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage Pil"grim*age, n. [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf. F. p[`e]lerinage.] 1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life. --Shak. The days of the years of my pilgrimage. --Gen. xlvii. 9. 2. A tedious and wearisome time. In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. --Shak. Syn: Journey; tour; excursion. See Journey.

Meaning of PILGRIMAGE from wikipedia

- A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim...
- The Pilgrimage (Portuguese: O Diário de Um Mago, "Diary of a Magus") is a 1987 novel by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho. It is a recollection of Paulo's...
- Look up pilgrimage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Pilgrimage may also refer...
- romanized: Ḥajj; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory...
- Pilgrimage is a BBC Two television series following celebrities from different faiths trekking together as a group (****embled for the show) on an historical...
- The Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路, Shikoku Henro) or Shikoku Junrei (四国巡礼) is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples ****ociated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai...
- Christianity has a strong tradition of pilgrimages, both to sites relevant to the New Testament narrative (especially in the Holy Land) and to sites ****ociated...
- The Pilgrimage of Grace was a po****r revolt beginning in Yorkshire in October 1536, before spreading to other parts of Northern England including ****berland...
- The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage (Chinese: 白沙屯媽祖進香; pinyin: Báishātún Māzǔ jìnxiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pe̍h-sua-tun má-tsóo tsìn-hiunn) is usually held annually...
- lit. 'Pilgrimage of Compostela'; Galician: O Camiño de Santiago), or the Way of St. James in English, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading...