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# pilgrimage

noun (a pilgrimage, pilgrimages); verb (rare: pilgrimage)

«pilgrimage» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A journey to a holy place for religious reasons, such as Christians going to Jerusalem or Muslims going to Mecca. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#m1)
2. A trip to a place that is very special to you, such as a famous writer's house or a sports ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#m2)
3. (formal) A long life journey thought of as a search for something good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#m3)

### In the lessons

In religion lessons a pilgrimage shows faith in action: people walk or travel far to pray in a special place (Lourdes, Canterbury, Santiago, Mecca for the hajj). In stories it means a long meaningful trip. Phrases: «go on a pilgrimage», «make a pilgrimage to», «place of pilgrimage».

### Examples

- Many Christians go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x1)
- In The Canterbury Tales the travellers are on a pilgrimage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x2)
- The hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims try to make once in their lives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x3)
- Dad made a pilgrimage to the old football ground where he watched his first match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x4)
- Pilgrims on the pilgrimage walked for many days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x5)
- Lourdes in France is a famous place of pilgrimage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x6)
- Our class read about a pilgrimage across Spain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x7)
- I who have four times made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and have renounced wine for ever." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun. A person on a pilgrimage is a pilgrim. Spelling: pil-gri-mage, ends in -age. Do not confuse with «pilgrim» (the person) or with the Pilgrims who sailed to America.

## In Jewish tradition

Life as a journey, or a stay in a foreign place. The psalmist feels like a traveler in the world.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads this as the psalmist finding joy in God's laws wherever he wanders, as Jews did in exile.

### Examples

- Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. (Writings PSA.119.54, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pilgrimage/#x1)

### Note

Countable noun. A person on a pilgrimage is a pilgrim. Spelling: pil-gri-mage, ends in -age. Do not confuse with «pilgrim» (the person) or with the Pilgrims who sailed to America.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pilgrimage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pilgrimage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pilgrimage.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pilgrimage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pilgrimage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pilgrimage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pilgrimage.html) on Mova free.