1
: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
2
: one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
3
capitalized
: one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620
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Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.
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But something is definitely afoul; the corpses of pilgrims wound in silk clutter the hollows and even the ones that still live are either sad or flat-out nuts.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
That cooking draws barbecue pilgrims from around the world to tiny Lexington, Texas (population, 1,217).
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Leo welcomed — though did not personally greet — a group of LGBTQ pilgrims to Rome on Saturday.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And where the original Hollow Knight sent you plunging into the black depths of Hallownest, Silksong drives Hornet upward, scaling Pharloom alongside a procession of bug-like pilgrims, all drawn to the looming holy Citadel above.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
That cooking draws barbecue pilgrims from around the world to tiny Lexington, Texas (population, 1,217).
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Leo welcomed — though did not personally greet — a group of LGBTQ pilgrims to Rome on Saturday.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And where the original Hollow Knight sent you plunging into the black depths of Hallownest, Silksong drives Hornet upward, scaling Pharloom alongside a procession of bug-like pilgrims, all drawn to the looming holy Citadel above.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrim. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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