pil•grim•age
Pronunciation: (pil'gru-mij), [key]
— n., v., -aged, -ag•ing.
—n.
- a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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- the Pilgrimage,hajj.
- &ain;umrah.
- any long journey, esp. one undertaken as a quest or for a votive purpose, as to pay homage: a pilgrimage to the grave of Shakespeare.
—v.i.
- to make a pilgrimage.
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