pilgrimage
nounA journey to a sacred place or shrine.
nounA long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.
intransitive verbTo go on a pilgrimage.
To go as a pilgrim.
nounA journey undertaken by a pilgrim; a traveling on through a strange country or to some place deemed sacred in order to perform some religious vow or duty, or obtain some spiritual or miraculous benefit.
nounFiguratively, the journey of life; the time spent in passing through the world to the “better land.”
nounThe time occupied by a pilgrimage; hence, a lifetime.
nounSynonyms Voyage, Tour, etc. See
The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life.
nounA tedious and wearisome time.
