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pilgrimage definition

pil·grim·age (pil′grə mij)

noun

  1. a journey made by a pilgrim, esp. to a shrine or holy place
  2. any long journey, as to a place of historical interest

Etymology: ME pilgrymage < OFr pelegrinage < pelegrin, pilgrim

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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