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    pilgrim
    /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/

    noun

    • 1. a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
    • 2. a member of the Pilgrim Fathers.

    verb

    • 1. travel or wander like a pilgrim: archaic "he pilgrimed to his old sporting places"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PilgrimPilgrim - Wikipedia

    A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPILGRIM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PILGRIM definition: 1. a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pilgrimPilgrim Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jun 9, 2012 · 1. : one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer. 2. : one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee. 3. capitalized : one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620. Examples of pilgrim in a Sentence. Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pilgrimPILGRIM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pilgrim definition: a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion. See examples of PILGRIM used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pilgrimPilgrim - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you make a reverent journey to a place you consider sacred, you're a pilgrim. You can also use the word less seriously and call yourself a pilgrim when you make the trip to Graceland for Elvis Week.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPILGRIM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a person who travels about; wanderer. 2. a person who travels to a shrine or holy place as a religious act.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pilgrimPilgrim - definition of pilgrim by The Free Dictionary

    pil•grim. (ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm) n. 1. a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion. 2. a traveler or wanderer, esp. in a foreign place. 3. ( cap.) one of the band of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Mass., in 1620.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › pilgrim_npilgrim, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Originally and chiefly in religious contexts: a person travelling through life, esp. one who undertakes a course of spiritual development leading towards heaven, a state of blessedness, etc.; a person who experiences life as a sojourn, exile, or period of estrangement from such a state. Cf. pilgrimage n. 3.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPILGRIM | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    PILGRIM meaning: someone who travels to a place that is important in their religion. Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pilgrimPilgrim Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Pilgrim Definition. A person who travels about; wanderer. A person who travels to a shrine or holy place as a religious act. A person who travels, especially to foreign lands or to a place of great personal importance. Any member of the band of English Puritans who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620.