pilgrimage

/ˈpɪlgrəmɪdʒ/

/ˈpɪlgrəmɪdʒ/

Other forms: pilgrimages

A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place. People make pilgrimages to places like Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Dharamsala as part of their religious or spiritual practice.

A pilgrimage is often a spiritual journey, but some pilgrimages deal with other kinds of devotion. For example, fans often visit the places that are — or were — significant to their heroes. Every August 16th, Elvis Presley fans from around the country make a pilgrimage to his famous former home, Graceland, to commemorate the anniversary of his death.

Definitions of pilgrimage

1. noun

   a journey to a sacred place
   synonyms: pilgrim's journey

   types:

   hadj, haj, hajj

   the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba

   type of:

   journey, journeying

   the act of traveling from one place to another