1
: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
2
: one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
3
capitalized
: one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620
Examples of pilgrim in a Sentence
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.
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So did the Jizo stone figures, heralded for watching over children and travelers and memorializing pilgrims who died walking the Kumano.
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Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Over the past two centuries, the Croisette has morphed from a dirt path used by pilgrims to attracting tourists to also becoming a Cannes Film Festival fixture and place to party.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Over the past two centuries, the Croisette has morphed from a dirt path used by pilgrims to attracting tourists to also becoming a Cannes Film Festival fixture and place to party.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for pilgrim
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrim. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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