Pilgrimage

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              The days of the years of my pilgrimage. --Gen.
                                                    xlvii. 9.
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     2. A tedious and wearisome time.
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              In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. --Shak.
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     Syn: Journey; tour; excursion. See {Journey}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pilgrimage
       n : a journey to a sacred place [syn: {pilgrim's journey}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "pilgrimage":
     adventure, campaign, circuit, course, cruise, crusade, emprise,
     excursion, expedition, exploration, fare, globe-trot, go abroad,
     go on safari, go overseas, grand tour, hit the trail, jaunt,
     journey, junket, make a journey, make a pilgrimage, make a trip,
     mission, outing, package tour, peregrinate, peregrination, pilgrim,
     pleasure trip, progress, quest, range the world, round trip,
     rubberneck, rubberneck tour, run, safari, sally, shoot, sight-see,
     stalk, take a trip, take the road, tour, trek, trip, turn, voyage,
     wayfare