pil·grim·age
ˈpil-grə-mij 
1
: a journey of a pilgrim
especially
: one to a shrine or a sacred place
2
: the course of life on earth
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Noun
He made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
The family went on a pilgrimage to historical battlefields.
The tradition of pilgrimage is important in Islam.
The poet's grave site has become a place of pilgrimage.
Verb
tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Every March, the Garifuna make a pilgrimage from mainland St. Vincent to Baliceaux.
—Seth Berry, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Indiana hasn’t played in the Rose Bowl since its futile attempt to stop USC running back O.J. Simpson on Jan. 1, 1968, making the team’s return this week to face UCLA something of a now-or-never pilgrimage for those who played in that game.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Though Oshu, a three-hour train ride from Tokyo, isn’t exactly drawing hordes, city officials like Toriumi still field continuous email inquiries from foreign and Japanese fans alike looking to make an Ohtani pilgrimage.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Every March, the Garifuna make a pilgrimage from mainland St. Vincent to Baliceaux.
—Seth Berry, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
The team suggests these were linked with ceremonial pathways and pilgrimage routes.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Indiana hasn’t played in the Rose Bowl since its futile attempt to stop USC running back O.J. Simpson on Jan. 1, 1968, making the team’s return this week to face UCLA something of a now-or-never pilgrimage for those who played in that game.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrimage. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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