pilgrim

A2 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/ See IPA manual

Freq #13347

Meanings

1

noun
A person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons.

Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine every year.
2

verb
To travel to a holy place for religious reasons.

For centuries, the faithful have pilgrimed to this sacred mountain.

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Forms pilgrims

Derived forms bepilgrimednonpilgrimpilgrimagepilgrimdompilgrimesspilgrimhoodpilgrimizepilgrimlesspilgrimlikepilgrimwise

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine. The change of /r…r/ to /l…r/ is an effect of dissimilation in early Romance; compare Italian pellegrino.

pilegrim Middle English pilegrī̆m Old English pelegrin Old French peregrīnus Latin

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# pilgrim

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/
**Frequency rank:** 13347

## Meanings
1. A person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons.
2. To travel to a holy place for religious reasons.

## Examples
- Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine every year.
- For centuries, the faithful have pilgrimed to this sacred mountain.

## Derived Forms
- bepilgrimed
- nonpilgrim
- pilgrimage
- pilgrimdom
- pilgrimess
- pilgrimhood
- pilgrimize
- pilgrimless
- pilgrimlike
- pilgrimwise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pilegrim
- Root: pilegrī̆m
- Root: pelegrin
- Root: peregrīnus

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine. The change of /r…r/ to /l…r/ is an effect of dissimilation in early Romance; compare Italian pellegrino.

## AI Etymology
Pilgrim is inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine. The change of /r…r/ to /l…r/ is an effect of dissimilation in early Romance; compare Italian pellegrino. In present-day English it covers a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons and to travel to a holy place for religious reasons. The wider family includes derived forms such as bepilgrimed, nonpilgrim, pilgrimage, pilgrimdom, pilgrimess.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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