Pilgrimage Meaning
/ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
nounA visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
Sentence Examples
What's the purpose of a life of pilgrimage?
You are not really prepared to go on a pilgrimage.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Every year, many Muslims make a religious ____ to Mecca, which is a long journey.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She made a ____ to the holy city to fulfill a promise she had made during a difficult time.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Rome, the mighty mother of the Christian faith, whose amphitheatres had been red with the blood of the saints, and where the pilgrimage and the miracle still testified to the truth."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 187:
"It was like a weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares."
— 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 204:
"Quarians are surgically fitted with their various immunity-boosted implants in preparation for leaving on Pilgrimage."
— 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Pilgrimage Codex entry:
"The Berghof, too, was largely reduced to ash, sparing it the indignity of the tour guides Hitler so dreaded, and leaving a place of pilgrimage for future generations of Hitler worshippers—exactly how Adolf Hitler would have wanted it."
— 2005 April 26, Timothy W. Ryback, “The Hitler Shrine”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
"For fans, the shows are a pilgrimage, and a rediscovery of the joys of mass gatherings."
— 2023 August 5, Ben Sisario, “How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Conquered the World”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every year, many Muslims make a religious ____ to Mecca, which is a long journey.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She made a ____ to the holy city to fulfill a promise she had made during a difficult time.