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Pilgrimage - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pilgrimage : (noun)
1: a journey to a sacred place [syn: pilgrim's journey]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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