pilgrimage

pil-grim-age · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A journey to a sacred place for religious reasons.

  2. 2.

    A journey to a place of particular interest or significance.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To go on a pilgrimage.

Forms

plural: pilgrimages

Related words

See also: journey, pilgrim, shrine
Synonyms: expedition, journey, quest, trek

Etymology

From Old French pelerinage, from pelerin "pilgrim," from Latin peregrinus "foreign, abroad."