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The definition of a pilgrim is a person who travels somewhere for religious reasons.

(noun)

An example of a pilgrim is an English Puritan who came over to Plymouth Massachusetts on the Mayflower in 1620 to escape religious persecution in England.
An example of a pilgrim is a person who travels to Israel on a religious mission.

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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

Origin: ME pelegrim < OFr pelegrin < LL(Ec) pelegrinus < L peregrinus, foreigner < peregre, from abroad < per, through + ager, field, country: see acre

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noun

A religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place.
One who embarks on a quest for something conceived of as sacred.
A traveler.
Pilgrim One of the English Separatists who founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French peligrin

Origin: , from Late Latin pelegrīnus

Origin: , alteration of Latin peregrīnus, foreigner; see peregrine

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