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pilgrimage

pil·grim·age
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pil-gruh-mij]
    • /ˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ/
    • /ˈpɪl.ɡrɪ.mɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pil-gruh-mij]
    • /ˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ/

Definitions of pilgrimage word

  • noun pilgrimage a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes. 1
  • noun pilgrimage Islam. the Pilgrimage, hajj. ʿumrah. 1
  • noun pilgrimage any long journey, especially one undertaken as a quest or for a votive purpose, as to pay homage: a pilgrimage to the grave of Shakespeare. 1
  • verb without object pilgrimage to make a pilgrimage. 1
  • noun pilgrimage religious journey 1
  • noun pilgrimage journey to pay homage 1

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Origin of pilgrimage

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English pilegrimage (see pilgrim, -age); replacing earlier pelrimage, alteration of Old French pelerinage

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Parts of speech for Pilgrimage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pilgrimage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pilgrimage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pilgrimage

noun pilgrimage

  • career — A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life.
  • life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
  • hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.
  • journey — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
  • juggernaut — (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.

Antonyms for pilgrimage

noun pilgrimage

  • jaunt — a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.

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