pilgrimage
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pilgrimage¹
- /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age.
noun pilgrimages
- A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey. In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.
- A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event. Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.
verb pilgrimages · pilgrimaging · pilgrimaged
- To go on a pilgrimage. in descent, as now, he always had a holy sense of having pilgerimaged, of returning having seen behind a veil.
Pilgrimage²
proper noun
- The 22nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pilgrim, peregrination, procession, parade, expo, worship, haji, haj, hadj, hajj, mecca, santiago, hajjis, odyssey, quest, journey
Translations
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noun religious journey, or one to a sacred place
| Español | peregrinación, peregrinaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 순례 sullye |
| 日本語 | 巡礼 junrei |
| 中文 | 朝覲 /朝觐 cháojìn, 朝聖 /朝圣 cháoshèng, 巡禮 /巡礼 xúnlǐ |
| हिन्दी | तीर्थ tīrth |
| Kiswahili | hija |
| Português | peregrinação, peregrinagem, romaria |
| Français | pèlerinage |
| Deutsch | Wallfahrt, Pilgerfahrt |
| Italiano | pellegrinaggio |
| Ελληνικά | προσκύνημα proskýnima |
| Română | pelerinaj, peregrinație |
| Русский | пало́мничество palómničestvo, пилигри́мство piligrímstvo, богомо́лье bogomólʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | cuộc hành hương |
| العربية | حَجّ ḥajj |
| עברית | עֲלִיָּה לָרֶגֶל alíya larégel |
verb to go on a pilgrimage
| Español | peregrinar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 朝覲 /朝觐 cháojìn, 朝聖 /朝圣 cháoshèng, 巡禮 /巡礼 xúnlǐ |
| Kiswahili | -hiji |
| Português | peregrinar |
| Français | pèleriner |
| Deutsch | pilgern |
| Italiano | pellegrinare |
name 22nd sura of the Qur'an
| العربية | سورة الحج |
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title = {pilgrimage},
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