pilgrimage

  • 61pilgrimage — pil·grim·age …

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  • 62pilgrimage — noun Syn: journey, expedition, mission, hajj, visit, trek, trip, odyssey …

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  • 63pilgrimage — [ˈpɪlgrɪmɪdʒ] noun [C/U] a journey that a religious person makes to a holy place …

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  • 64pilgrimage — pil•grim•age [[t]ˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) rel a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion 2) any long journey, esp. one undertaken as a quest or act of devotion • Etymology: 1200–50; ME pilegrimage; r.… …

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  • 65pilgrimage — /ˈpɪlgrəmɪdʒ / (say pilgruhmij) noun 1. a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place, as an act of devotion. 2. any long journey. {Middle English, from Anglo French pilgrymage, variant of Old French peligrinage. See pilgrim} …

  • 66pilgrimage —    This word (from the Latin peregrinus, meaning foreigner ) refers to a journey undertaken by a pilgrim for spiritual reasons to a holy place or shrine; pilgrimages are often motivated by the desire to fulfill a vow or promise, to express… …

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  • 67PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE —    a rising in the northern counties of England in 1536 against the policy of Cromwell, Henry VIII. s Chancellor, in regard to the temporalities of the Church, which, though concessions were made to it that led to its dispersion, broke out afresh …

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  • 68Pilgrimage of Grace — noun a Catholic rising in northern England in 1536, directed against the Reformation. See Robert Aske …

  • 69Bahá'í pilgrimage — A Bahá í pilgrimage currently consists of visiting the holy places in Haifa, Akká, and Bahjí at the Bahá í World Centre in Northwest Israel. Bahá ís do not have access to other places designated as sites for pilgrimage.cite encyclopedia |last=… …

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  • 70Catholic Association Pilgrimage — The Catholic Association of the UK, abbreviated to the CA, has been around in one form or another since 1881 and ran its first pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1901. Its objects are set out in the Memorandum and Articles but its main purpose is to… …

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