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Meaning of Pilgrimage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
  2. The 22nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  3. A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca ziyarət
Беларуская пало́мніцтва
Čeština pout
Ελληνικά προσκύνημα
Esperanto pilgrimado pilgrimo
فارسی حج زیارت
Gàidhlig eilthireachd
עברית רגל
Bahasa Indonesia berziarah penziarahan ziarah
Íslenska pílagrímsferð
日本語 巡礼
ქართული პილიგრიმობა
Қазақша зиярат қажылық
한국어 순례
Kurdî haç hac paç pût ziyaret
Кыргызча ажыга
Latina peregrinatio
Lëtzebuergesch Pilgerfaart
Македонски аџилак поклонение
Bahasa Melayu ziarah
Slovenčina púť
Kiswahili hija
Тоҷикӣ ҳаҷҷ
Türkmençe zyýarat
Türkçe hac ziyaret
اردو حج زیارت
Oʻzbekcha ziyorat

Examples

“In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.”
“Rome, the mighty mother of the Christian faith, whose amphitheatres had been red with the blood of the saints, and where the pilgrimage and the miracle still testified to the truth.”
“It was like a weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares.”
“Quarians are surgically fitted with their various immunity-boosted implants in preparation for leaving on Pilgrimage.”
“Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.”
“The Berghof, too, was largely reduced to ash, sparing it the indignity of the tour guides Hitler so dreaded, and leaving a place of pilgrimage for future generations of Hitler worshippers—exactly how Adolf Hitler would have wanted it.”
“For fans, the shows are a pilgrimage, and a rediscovery of the joys of mass gatherings.”
“Earlier this year, the resident was granted permission to install a gate to deter them from making what has become a sort of pilgrimage [Carrie Bradshaw's stoop].”

CEFR level

C2
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