- pilgrimage pil·grim·age n
- ['pɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ]
pellegrinaggio
to go on a pilgrimage — andare in pellegrinaggio
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pilgrimage pil·grim·age n
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pil|grim|age — «PIHL gruh mihj», noun, verb, aged, ag|ing. –n. 1. a pilgrim s journey; journey to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: »Give me my scallopshell…My staff of faith…My scrip of joy…and thus I ll take my pilgrimage (Sir Walter Raleigh) … Useful english dictionary
Pilgrimage — Pil grim*age, n. [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf. F. p[ e]lerinage.] 1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life. Shak. [1913 Webster] The days of the years … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilgrimage — pil|grim|age [ˈpılgrımıdʒ] n [U and C] 1.) a journey to a holy place for religious reasons make a pilgrimage/go on (a) pilgrimage ▪ the chance to go on pilgrimage to Mecca 2.) a journey to a place connected with someone or something famous ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pilgrimage — pil|grim|age [ pılgrımıdʒ ] noun count or uncount a trip that a religious person makes to a holy place: They were on a pilgrimage to Tirupathi temple in south India. a. count a visit to a place that is connected with someone or something that is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pilgrimage — pil·grim·age … English syllables
pilgrimage — 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.… … From formal English to slang
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
