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Look up: Pilgrimage

  1. pilgrimage
    [n] - a journey to a sacred place
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. pilgrimage
    Journey to sacred places inspired by religious devotion. For Hindus, the holy places include Varanasi and the purifying River Ganges; for Buddhists, the places connected with the cr...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Pilgrimage
    Term for the journey made by a pilgrim. On some popular routes to particular shrines there would be special hostels for staying overnight. In the Medieval period badges would be produced at the shrines showing the focus of the journey - perhaps of the saint themselves or something associated with t...
    Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k

  4. Pilgrimage
    Pil'grim·age noun [ Middle English pilgrimage , pelgrinage ; confer French pèlerinage .] 1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/88

  5. pilgrimage
    pilgrim`s journey noun a journey to a sacred place
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Pilgrimage
    • (n.) A tedious and wearisome time. • (n.) The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. pilgrimage
    (from the article `Crusades`) Closely associated with this Western concept of holy war was another popular religious practice, pilgrimage to a holy shrine. Eleventh-century Europe ... ...in their tombs has caused the tombs of certain holy persons to become shrines, which thousands visit to seek for miracles of healing or to earn ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/67

  8. Pilgrimage
    (from the article `Richardson, Dorothy M.`) ...17th year, her parents separated, she engaged in teaching, clerical work, and journalism. In 1917 she married the artist Alan Elsden Odle. She ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/67

  9. Pilgrimage
    (from the article `Performing Arts`) ...of his finest recent work in duets with bassist Harrison Bankhead on The Great Vision Concert. Pianists Herbie Hancock and Brad Mehldau and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/67

  10. pilgrimage
    a journey undertaken for a religious motive. Although some pilgrims have wandered continuously with no fixed destination, pilgrims more commonly seek ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/67

  11. pilgrimage
    pilgrimage 1. Usually a journey to a holy place, undertaken for religious reasons. 2. A long journey or search; especially, one of some exalted purpose or moral significance. 3. A journey to a place with special significance: 'Thousands of fans make a pilgrimage to Elvis Presley's last home every year.'
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. pilgrimage
    Click images to enlargeJourney to sacred places inspired by religious devotion. For Hindus, the holy places include Varanasi and the purifying River Ganges; for Buddhists, the places connected with the crises of Buddha's career; for the ancient Greeks, shrines such as those at Delphi and Ephesus; for Jews,...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  13. Pilgrimage
    A `pilgrimage` is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person`s beliefs and faith. Many religions attach spiritual importance to particular places: the place of birth or death of founders or saints, ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage

  14. Pilgrimage
    (demo party) `Pilgrimage` was a demoparty which took place annually in Salt Lake City, Utah each summer between 2003 and 2006. The event was founded by Rich "Legalize" Thompson of the demoscene group Polygony. Pilgrimage was, at the time, the only active demoscene event of its kind ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage

  15. Pilgrimage
    (book) `Pilgrimage` is a book by Savitri Devi. It is a personal account of her pilgrimage to various National Socialist "holy sites" in 1953. It was published in Calcutta in 1958. The book is dedicated "To the German People" and opens with quotations from the Bha...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage

  16. Pilgrimage
    (disambiguation) A `pilgrimage`, in religion and spirituality, is a long journey or search of great moral significance. `Pilgrimage` may also refer to: In `film`: In `literature`: In `music`: In `other media`:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage

  17. Pilgrimage
    (Wishbone Ash album) `Pilgrimage` is the second studio album by the rock band Wishbone Ash. The album focuses more on folk and acoustic music as opposed to the blues rock sound that dominated the first album. The album also contains an instrumental jazz workout ("Vas Dis") an...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage

  18. Pilgrimage
    (Om album) `Pilgrimage` is the third studio album by the band Om. It is the band`s first release for the Southern Lord label. It was recorded at Electrical Audio by Steve Albini. Track listing: #"Pilgrimage" â€“ 10:33 #"Unitive Knowledge of the Godhead"...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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