Pilgrim
/'pilgrim/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons: A pilgrim is someone who travels to a holy site as an expression of faith and devotion.
- One of the English settlers who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620: Specifically, a Pilgrim (often capitalized) refers to a member of the group that traveled on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts.
- A traveler or wanderer, especially in a foreign land: In a broader, often literary sense, a pilgrim can be any person who travels or journeys, particularly over a long distance.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Every year, millions of pilgrims visit Mecca.
- The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Wampanoag people.
- He was a pilgrim in a strange land, seeking new experiences.
Advanced Usage
"Pilgrim soul": A poetic phrase referring to a person who is on a lifelong spiritual or intellectual journey, often seeking meaning or truth.
- The poet wrote of his love for her pilgrim soul.
"Pilgrim's progress": A reference to the famous allegorical book by John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, which describes a spiritual journey. It is used metaphorically to describe any difficult journey toward a goal.
- His recovery from illness was a real pilgrim's progress.
Variants and Related Words
- Pilgrimage (n): The journey undertaken by a pilgrim, or any long journey, especially one undertaken for a moral or spiritual purpose.
- They went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Synonyms
- Devotee: A person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something; can imply religious dedication.
- Wayfarer: A person who travels on foot, a traveler (literary).
- Settler: A person who settles in an area, establishing a new community (specific to the historical meaning).
Related Phrases
- Pilgrim Father: Another term for the English settlers who arrived on the .
- The Pilgrim Fathers faced a harsh first winter.
Related Idioms
- To be a pilgrim on the path of...: To be someone who is earnestly seeking knowledge, enlightenment, or a goal in a particular field.
- She was a pilgrim on the path of scientific discovery.
Noun
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someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
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one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
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someone who journeys in foreign lands
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