Pilgrim Meaning
/ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who travels to visit a site of religious significance.
nounOne who travels to visit a site of religious significance., Any traveler.
Sentence Examples
Tom is a pilgrim.
Yanni is a pilgrim from Algeria.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ traveled to the sacred temple seeking spiritual growth and forgiveness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Each ____ carried a staff and wore a simple robe as they walked the ancient route to the shrine.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine. The change of /r…r/ to /l…r/ is an effect of dissimilation in early Romance; compare Italian pellegrino.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"strangers and pilgrims on the earth"
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 11:13:
""I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first.""
— 2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums:
"[T]o all galleries, churches, sistine chapels, ruins, coliseums, and artistic or dilettante shrines he zealously pilgrimed[.]"
— 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling:
"The tzadikim founded residences, called "courts" by their adherents, whereto the chassidim […] used to pilgrim in order to receive inspiration and salvation"
— 1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 413:
"For that he hath no certain home, or diet, but pilgrims up and down every where, feeding upon all sorts of Plants"
— 1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musæum Regalis Societatis. Or A Catalogue & Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham Colledge. […], London: […] W. Rawlins, for the author, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ traveled to the sacred temple seeking spiritual growth and forgiveness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Each ____ carried a staff and wore a simple robe as they walked the ancient route to the shrine.