pilgrim Definition
pil·grim (pil′grəm)
noun
- a person who travels about; wanderer
- a person who travels to a shrine or holy place as a religious act
- ☆ any member of the band of English Puritans who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620
Etymology: ME pelegrim < OFr pelegrin < LL(Ec) pelegrinus < L peregrinus, foreigner < peregre, from abroad < per, through + ager, field, country: see acre
pilgrim Synonyms
pilgrim Usage Examples
Converse of object
- attract: A remote and peaceful Island attracting pilgrims all year round.
- protect: It also explains how the knights protected pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.
- assist: Any young person who would like to assist the sick pilgrims during the pilgrimage please call Jane Cadogan 01329 235987.
- welcome: Last year we created an affiliate member status to welcome on-line pilgrims.
- draw: The main tourist attraction is the nearby mosque of Hala Sultan Tekke, which draws pilgrims from across the Moslem world.
Adjective modifier
- devout: Prayer flags fluttering on the tallest mountain passes, innumerable monasteries and temples with frequent processions of devout pilgrims.
- Iranian: Formerly 3,000 Iranian pilgrims were allowed to visit the holy shrines in Iraq, he added.
- sick: The lunch is in aid of the Fund to send young helpers to Lourdes where they attend the sick pilgrims.
- medieval: But it is Santiago de Compostela, the goal of the medieval pilgrim, which calls us.
- medieval: It is a souvenir of a medieval pilgrim 's visit to the Shrine of St. Alban.
Preposition: on
earth: His actions within the invisible, the heavenly, are basic to all our daily life as pilgrims on the earth.
Preposition: during
pilgrimage: Any young person who would like to assist the sick pilgrims during the pilgrimage please call Jane Cadogan 01329 235987.
Modifies a noun
- route: Off the road: a modern-day walk down the pilgrim route into Spain.
- badge: Why was there such a flourishing late medieval trade in pilgrim badges?
- passport: Click here for more information about the pilgrim passport itself.
- trail: News from St. Albans Diocese Join the pilgrim trail There's still time to join the pilgrim trail to Spain and Turkey next year.
- journey: She has also produced A Hug for the Apostle, a travel book about her pilgrim journey to Santiago de Compostela.
- father: Southampton has a rich maritime history - America's pilgrim fathers set sail from here in the 16th century.
Possessives
badge: Back to top 1. 14th century lead pilgrims ' badge, showing the " Virgin of the Sea " .
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