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The synonyms of “Pilgrimage” are: pilgrim's journey, religious journey, holy expedition, crusade, mission, trip, journey, excursion
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pilgrimage” as a noun can have the following definitions:
crusade | Each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. A crusade against crime. |
excursion | Wandering from the main path of a journey. A gantry controlled the radial and tangential excursion of each detector. |
holy expedition | A sacred place of pilgrimage. |
journey | A long and often difficult process of personal change and development. An eight hour train journey. |
mission | A building or group of buildings used by a Christian mission. Gandhi s attitude to mission and conversion. |
pilgrim's journey | The act of traveling from one place to another. |
religious journey | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. |
trip | A self-indulgent attitude or activity. He took a trip to the shopping center. |
angelic | Of or relating to angels. The angelic hosts. |
beatific | Feeling or expressing blissful happiness. A beatific smile. |
bible | The sacred writings of the Christian religions. |
blessed | Roman Catholic proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration. A blessed time. |
buddhist | One who follows the teachings of Buddha. |
church | Take a woman who has recently given birth to church for a service of thanksgiving. After church we went to a restaurant. |
consecrate | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose. The present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845. |
dedicated | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose. A chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II. |
deist | A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it. |
devout | Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment. A rabbi s devout prayers. |
divine | Resulting from divine providence. The divine Shakespeare. |
ecclesiastic | Of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church. Ecclesiastic history. |
godly | Emanating from God. Leading a godly life. |
hallowed | Made holy; consecrated. Hallowed ground. |
holy | (of a person) devoted to the service of God. Saints and holy men. |
liturgy | A religious service conducted according to a liturgy. The Church of England liturgy. |
persecution | The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion. Her family fled religious persecution. |
pharisaic | Excessively or hypocritically pious. |
pilgrim | Travel or wander like a pilgrim. Thousands of pilgrims converged in Memphis for the 16th anniversary of Presley s death. |
pious | Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity. A deeply pious woman. |
religious | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. Religious in observing the rules of health. |
reverent | Showing great reverence for god. A reverent silence. |
sacrament | (in the Christian Church) a religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace, such as baptism, the Eucharist and (in the Roman Catholic and many Orthodox Churches) penance and the anointing of the sick. He heard Mass and received the sacrament. |
sacred | (of writing or text) embodying the laws or doctrines of a religion. Sacred texts. |
sacrilege | Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. Putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege. |
saint | Used in titles of religious saints. A place dedicated to a seventh century saint. |
saintly | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. A truly saintly woman. |
sanctity | Ultimate importance and inviolability. The site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians. |
scripture | The sacred writings of the Christian religions. Passages of scripture. |
shrine | Enshrine. Her grave has become a shrine for fans from all over the world. |
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