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   pilgrim

   /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/

   noun

   • 1. a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
   • ▪ a person travelling to a place of particular personal interest: "thousands of pilgrims converged in Memphis for the 16th anniversary of Presley's death"
   • ▪ a person regarded as journeying through life: literary "we should recognize our status as mere pilgrims in this world"
   • 2. a member of the Pilgrim Fathers.

   verb

   • 1. travel or wander like a pilgrim: archaic "he pilgrimed to his old sporting places"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Provençal pelegrin, from Latin peregrinus ‘foreign’ (see peregrine).

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   What does a pilgrim mean?

   • A person who makes a journey (usually of a long distance) to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion. A pilgrim, esp. one returned from the Holy Land (traditionally carrying a palm branch or palm leaf as a mark of his or her pilgrimage). Also: an… A pilgrim. A pilgrim; a traveller. Also figurative.

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   What does a pilgrim do?

   • Pilgrims are people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious reason. Tuesday is considered particularly holy and the temple was packed with pilgrims. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   Where did the word pilgrim come from?

   • [He kisses her] Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged. SARAH: The word pilgrim derives from the latin word, peregrīnus, and originally meant an alien, someone who had come from a foreign land. It later came to mean any kind of traveler.

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   What is a pilgrim emigrant?

   • The term Pilgrims for emigrants first came into use at the period of the heavy Mormon travel—the Mormons styling themselves ‘Pilgrims to the promised land of Utah’. Those herds consisting of pilgrims,..animals driven up on to the range from the South, and therefore in poor condition.

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   What does Pellegrino mean?

   • pellegrino, -a… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PILGRIM definition: 1. a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious…. Learn more.

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   What is the pronunciation of Pilgrim?

   • What is the pronunciation of pilgrim, Pilgrim? 朝聖者，香客… 朝圣者，香客… peregrino, peregrina, peregrino/na [masculine-feminine… peregrino, peregrina, peregrino/-na [masculine-feminine]… 巡礼者, 巡礼者（じゅんれいしゃ）… hacı… pélerin [masculine], pèlerin/-ine… pelegrí, -ina… pelgrim… pilgrim… pilgrim… jemaah haji… der Pilger / die Pilgerin… pilegrim [masculine], pilegrim…

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   A pilgrim is a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious devotion, or a traveler or settler in a new region. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word pilgrim.

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   A pilgrim is a person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons, or a person who wanders from place to place. The word comes from Old English and has various meanings and forms in different contexts and periods.

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   A pilgrim is someone who travels to a place that is important in their religion. Find out how to say pilgrim in different languages and learn more about its meaning and usage.

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    A pilgrim is a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons, or a member of the group of English people who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620. Learn more about the word origin, usage and synonyms of pilgrim with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.