pilgrims

pil-grims · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of pilgrim; people who journey to a sacred place for religious reasons.

  2. 2.

    (Historical, capitalized) The English Puritans who founded Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620.

  3. 3.

    People who travel to a place of special significance.

Phrases & expressions

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    Pilgrim Fathers — The English colonists who founded Plymouth Colony.

Related words

See also: journey, pilgrim, pilgrimage, traveler
Synonyms: devotees, journeyers, travelers

Etymology

From Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrinus ("foreigner, stranger"), from pereger ("traveling abroad"), from per ("through") + ager ("field, land").