pilgrimage C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #12894 Meanings 1 noun A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey. In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj. 2 noun 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. 3 verb To go on a pilgrimage. In descent, as now, he always had a holy sense of having pilgerimaged, of returning having seen behind a veil. 4 noun a journey to a sacred place Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a journey to a sacred place pilgrim's journey Word family Derived forms pilgrimagerprotopilgrimage Related forms pilgrim Etymology From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pilgrimage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 12894 ## Meanings 1. A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey. 2. A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event. 3. To go on a pilgrimage. 4. a journey to a sacred place ## Examples - In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj. - Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met. - In descent, as now, he always had a holy sense of having pilgerimaged, of returning having seen behind a veil. ## Derived Forms - pilgrimager - protopilgrimage ## Related Forms - pilgrim ## Etymology From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown