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pilgrim Definition


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pilgrim
noun
    1. Someone who makes a journey to a holy place as an act of reverence and religious faith.
      Thesaurus: crusader, palmer.
    2. A traveller.
      Thesaurus: traveler, wanderer, wayfarer.
    3a. Belonging or relating to a pilgrim;
      Example: pilgrim staff
    3b. Like a pilgrim.
      Example: pilgrim spirit
Etymology: 12c as pelegrim, pilegrim: from Latin peregrinus foreigner or stranger.



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