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pil•grim•age

Pronunciation: (pil'gru-mij), [key]
—n., v., -aged, -ag•ing.

—n.
1. a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
2. Islam.
a. the Pilgrimage,hajj.
b. عumrah.
3. any long journey, esp. one undertaken as a quest or for a votive purpose, as to pay homage: a pilgrimage to the grave of Shakespeare.

—v.i.
to make a pilgrimage.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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