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pilgrimage

noun as in long journey

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So within each category, we can break down the best candidates to emerge from the outfield corn or otherwise make a pilgrimage to heav– err, Iowa.

Legend has it that a boy once saw his deceased mother’s reflection in the pool, which inspired the pilgrimage.

From Ozy

I had never raised a dollar in my life and when I saw he was on the board, I made a pilgrimage to him to get advice and help.

From Time

In high school, whenever I visited Boston for debate tournaments, I made a pilgrimage to touch the famous “lucky” foot of the John Harvard statue on which, I later learned, freshmen boys like to urinate.

From Time

Malaysia’s Batu Caves are a pilgrimage site for Hindus all over the world.

From Ozy

Mrs. Kouachi works at a nursery and has worn the veil since she made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008.

So the trip to The Macallan estate was sort of a pilgrimage.

For her next project, the idea of a “pilgrimage” plays another role.

RELATED: Annie Leibovitz's 'Pilgrimage' (Photos) The subjects for Pilgrimage, on the other hand, are intimate objects.

“Pilgrimage roads were important in connecting a multicultural religious community,” Chan said.

For each one of us had seen that one-minded pilgrimage of the brown cattle take place in moons gone by.

They were probably a company of German priests on a pilgrimage to the Eternal City and its sacred shrines.

Every pilgrim would consider his pilgrimage of no account if he did not step in here immediately on his arrival.

His pioneer spirit was so strong that Ilion became a place of pilgrimage for men with ideas.

So the pilgrimage passed and faded into the mist of the horizon, where the planet unveils itself to the human eye.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pilgrimage, such as: crusade, excursion, expedition, tour, trip, and mission.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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