pilgrim

/ˈpɪlɡrɪm/
adjective
  1. Relating to a pilgrim or pilgrimage.
    • The pilgrim route was marked with shells along the path.
    • They wore pilgrim hats as part of their costume for the play.
    • She bought a pilgrim badge as a souvenir from the cathedral.
noun
  1. A person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons.
    • She considered herself a pilgrim visiting the holy sites of her faith.
    • Every year, thousands of pilgrims travel to Mecca for the Hajj.
    • The pilgrim walked slowly along the ancient road to the shrine.
  2. A person who travels to a place that has personal or historical significance.
    • The museum attracted pilgrims from all over the world who wanted to see the original manuscripts.
    • He was a pilgrim to the battlefields where his grandfather had fought.
    • Fans of the author became pilgrims, visiting the small town where she wrote her novels.
  3. One of the English settlers who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620.
    • In history class, we learned about the Pilgrims' first winter in America.
    • The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Wampanoag people.
    • The Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower to reach the New World.
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