pil·grim·age
ˈpil-grə-mij 
1
: a journey of a pilgrim
especially
: one to a shrine or a sacred place
2
: the course of life on earth
Examples of pilgrimage in a Sentence
Noun
He made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
The family went on a pilgrimage to historical battlefields.
The tradition of pilgrimage is important in Islam.
The poet's grave site has become a place of pilgrimage.
Verb
tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
The festival, a pilgrimage of sorts for bowling fans, included a screening of the movie as well as a costume party.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Following the royal family's annual pilgrimage to Sandringham for Christmas, Queen Elizabeth II would reportedly stay on at the Norfolk estate through the death anniversary of her late father, King George VI, who passed away on February 6, 1952.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
The festival, a pilgrimage of sorts for bowling fans, included a screening of the movie as well as a costume party.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
The Christmas period will also mark the official end of the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, 12 months dedicated to pilgrimage, spiritual renewal and forgiveness which takes place every 25 years.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Travel to the country once limited essentially to pilgrimage and business travel, opened with a tourist e-visa in 2019 and has since become an engine of jobs and investment.
—Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrimage. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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