pilgrimage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age.
Meanings
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A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.
It was like a weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 204:Quarians are surgically fitted with their various immunity-boosted implants in preparation for leaving on Pilgrimage.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Pilgrimage Codex entry:One of the most popular religious figures in Taiwan is Matsu, the Goddess of the Sea. The many temples dedicated in her honor will host massive pilgrimages every year in the spring. But one temple – located Tung-hsiao Township, Miaoli County -- has no set schedule or destination for its Matsu procession. In other words, organizers use divination to decide where Matsu wants to go and how long she wants to stay each year.
2018 December 31, Paula Chao, “God of Earth welcomes the Matsu pilgrimage in person?”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2023:Rome, the mighty mother of the Christian faith, whose amphitheatres had been red with the blood of the saints, and where the pilgrimage and the miracle still testified to the truth.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 187:
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(broadly) A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
The Berghof, too, was largely reduced to ash, sparing it the indignity of the tour guides Hitler so dreaded, and leaving a place of pilgrimage for future generations of Hitler worshippers—exactly how Adolf Hitler would have wanted it.
2005 April 14, Timothy W. Ryback, “The Hitler Shrine”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2016:Earlier this year, the resident was granted permission to install a gate to deter them from making what has become a sort of pilgrimage [Carrie Bradshaw's stoop].
2025 May 5, Brock Colyar, “It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl”, in New York, archived from the original on 19 May 2025:For fans, the shows are a pilgrimage, and a rediscovery of the joys of mass gatherings.
2023 August 5, Ben Sisario, “How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Conquered the World”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2023:Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.
Forms
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Translations (111)
eo pilgrimo (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · lv svētceļojums (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ms ziarah (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · wa perlinaedje (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · nb pilegrimsreise (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · de Wallfahrt (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · kk қажылық (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sh ходочаст (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · uk пало́мництво (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sl romanje (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · bn তীর্থযাত্রা জিয়ারত (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · fa حج (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ja 巡礼 (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · eo pilgrimado (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ar حَجّ (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ur حج (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sh хо̏дочашће (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · fi pyhiinvaellusmatka (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · pt romaria (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ga turas (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · tr ziyaret (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · fr pèlerinage (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · cmn 朝聖 /朝圣 (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ru богомо́лье (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · uk пілігри́мство (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · kk зиярат (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · bg хаджилъ́к (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · es peregrinaje (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · mk а́џилак (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · uz ziyorat (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · da pilgrimsfærd (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ky ажыга (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · pl pielgrzymka (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · gl romaxe (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · bg покло́нничество (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · mk поклоне́ние (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ps حج (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · pdt Piljareis (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · fi toiviomatka (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · lb Pilgerfaart (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ro peregrinație (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sh hodočast (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · pt peregrinação (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · cs pouť (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · tg ҳаҷҷ (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sq pelegrinazh (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ast pelegrinaxe (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · be про́шча (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · de Pilgerfahrt (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · nrf pélérinnage (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sk púť (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ca pelegrinatge (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · tk zyýarat (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · oc pelegrinacion (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · no valfart (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · el προσκύνημα (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · gl romaría (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · is pílagrímsferð (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · az həcc (hajj) (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · fi pyhiinvaellus (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · hi तीर्थ (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ka პილიგრიმობა (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · fo pílagrímsferð (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ky зыярат (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ur زیارت (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sw hija (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · hy ուխտագնացություն (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · rsk паломнїцтво (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · be пало́мніцтва (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sh hȍdočašće (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ps زيارت (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ru пилигри́мство (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ru пало́мничество (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · cy pererindod (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · bg поклоне́ние (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sv vallfärd (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · tg зиёрат (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · oc pelegrinatge (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · oc romivatge (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · id ziarah (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · hu zarándoklat (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · uk про́ща (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · pl pąć (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ast pelegrinación (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · es peregrinación (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · la peregrīnātiō (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · tr hac (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · gl peregrinación (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · he עֲלִיָּה לָרֶגֶל (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · cmn 巡禮 /巡礼 (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · mr तीर्थयात्रा (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · uz haj (hajj) (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · nb pilegrimsferd (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · uk богомі́лля (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · nl pelgrimstocht (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · pt peregrinagem (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ga oilithreacht (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ro pelerinaj (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · it pellegrinaggio (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · sv pilgrimsfärd (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · fa زیارت (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · az ziyarət (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · ko 순례 (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · vi cuộc hành hương (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · gd eilthireachd (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · id penziarahan (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · cmn 朝覲 /朝觐 (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · et palverännak (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · nl bedevaart (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · nn pilegrimsferd (religious journey, or one to a sacred place) · be пілігры́мства (religious journey, or one to a sacred place)