pilgrimage means the 22nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. It carries an Arena rating of 1385, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pilgrimage ranks #1,386 of 25,264 for Qualifying, #2,517 of 14,440 for Most Satisfying to Say, #2,633 of 14,340 for Most Vivid Words, #2,737 of 14,445 for Most Beautiful Words.
pilgrimage is pronounced /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/.
Why “pilgrimage” is a great word
A journey, especially a long one, made to a sacred place or site of historical significance as an act of religious devotion or personal reverence. From Middle English pilgrimage, from Old French pelerinage, from pelegrin ("pilgrim"), from Latin peregrinus ("foreigner, traveler"), from peregre ("abroad"), from per- ("through") + ager ("land, field"). Unlike a "voyage," which charts a course across seas or stars for discovery alone, or an "excursion," a brief and pleasant diversion, a pilgrimage is defined by its gravity of purpose. It is the slow, deliberate ascent of a stone staircase worn smooth by centuries of soles, the shared silence of strangers moving single-file through a desert canyon, the weight of a single pebble carried home from a distant shore—a physical undertaking to measure an interior distance.
Etymology
From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age.
name
- The 22nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
noun
- A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.“In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.”
- A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.“Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.”
verb
- To go on a pilgrimage.“in descent, as now, he always had a holy sense of having pilgerimaged, of returning having seen behind a veil.”
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