pilgrim

[US]/ˈpɪlɡrɪm/
[UK]/ˈpɪlɡrɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pilgrim; wanderer

vi. go on a pilgrimage; wander

Phrases & Collocations

religious pilgrim

pilgrim destination

pilgrim site

holy pilgrimage

Example Sentences

the pilgrims broke into song .

Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey.

I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees.

in ‘pilgrim’, from Latin ‘peregrinus’, the first ‘r’ is dissimilated to ‘l’.

In the Canterbury Tales there is an apocalypticism for both Chaucer's pilgrims and readers.

A petty pharmaceutic firm conducted a pilot scheme among pilgrims with piercing eyes.

Possibly the point here is not the sheer quantity but the inner attitude of the Pilgrim: the starets wishes to test his obedience and readiness to fulfil an appointed task without deviation.

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