Look up: pilgrimage

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   pilgrimage
   [n] - a journey to a sacred place
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   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 crises of Buddha's...
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   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 them. These were bought by the pilgrims to show one...
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   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. Shak. « The days of the years of my pilgrimage .» Gen. xlvii. 9. 2. A tedious and wearisome time. � ...
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   pilgrimage
   pilgrim`s journey noun a journey to a sacred place
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   Pilgrimage
   In religion and spirituality, a `pilgrimage` is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. Members of every major religion participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim. Buddhism offers four sites of pilgrimage: the Buddha's birthplace at Kapilavastu, the site where he attained Enlightenment Bodh Ga...
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   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.
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   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 ... ...
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   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 ...
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    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 ...
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    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]
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    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.'
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