pilgrimage
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
Example
“In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.”
Other meanings
A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
“Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.”
Related words
- pilgrimager
- protopilgrimage
Word history
From Middle English "pilgrimage".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pilgrimage” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.