Dictionary entry

Pilgrimage

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pil″grim‐age (?), n. [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf. F. pèlerinage.] 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.

The days of the years of my pilgrimage. Gen. xlvii. 9.

2. A tedious and wearisome time.

In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. Shak.

Syn. — Journey; tour; excursion. See Journey.