name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/
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CMU ARPABET 2:P IH1 L G R AH0 M IH0 JH
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name
Meaning 1
The 22nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To go on a pilgrimage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a journey to a sacred place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pilgrim's journey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: journey, journeying
Narrower terms: hajj, haj, hadj
History
Etymology
From Middle English pilgrimage. By surface analysis, pilgrim + -age.
Across languages
Translations
129 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سورة الحج
— 22nd sura of the Qur'an
Albanian:
pelegrinazh
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Arabic:
حَجّ
(ḥajj)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Armenian:
ուխտագնացություն
(uxtagnacʻutʻyun)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Asturian:
pelegrinaxe
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Asturian:
pelegrinación
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Azerbaijani:
ziyarət
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Azerbaijani:
həcc (hajj)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Belarusian:
пало́мніцтва
(palómnictva)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Belarusian:
пілігры́мства
(pilihrýmstva)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Belarusian:
про́шча
(próšča)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Bengali:
তীর্থযাত্রা জিয়ারত
(tirthojatra)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Bulgarian:
покло́нничество
(poklónničestvo)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Bulgarian:
поклоне́ние
(poklonénie)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Bulgarian:
хаджилъ́к
(hadžilǎ́k)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Catalan:
pelegrinatge
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Chinese Mandarin:
朝覲 /朝觐
(cháojìn)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Chinese Mandarin:
朝聖 /朝圣
(cháoshèng)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Chinese Mandarin:
巡禮 /巡礼
(xúnlǐ)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Czech:
pouť
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Danish:
pilgrimsfærd
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Dutch:
bedevaart
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Dutch:
pelgrimstocht
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Esperanto:
pilgrimo
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Esperanto:
pilgrimado
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Estonian:
palverännak
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Faroese:
pílagrímsferð
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Finnish:
pyhiinvaellus
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Finnish:
pyhiinvaellusmatka
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Finnish:
toiviomatka
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
French:
pèlerinage
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Galician:
peregrinación
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Galician:
romaría
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Galician:
romaxe
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Georgian:
პილიგრიმობა
(ṗiligrimoba)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
German:
Wallfahrt
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
German:
Pilgerfahrt
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Greek:
προσκύνημα
(proskýnima)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Hebrew:
עֲלִיָּה לָרֶגֶל
(alíya larégel)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Hindi:
तीर्थ
(tīrth)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Hungarian:
zarándoklat
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Icelandic:
pílagrímsferð
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Indonesian:
ziarah
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Indonesian:
penziarahan
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Irish:
oilithreacht
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Irish:
turas
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Italian:
pellegrinaggio
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Japanese:
巡礼
(junrei)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Kazakh:
қажылық
(qajylyq)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Kazakh:
зиярат
(ziärat)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Korean:
순례
(sullye)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Kyrgyz:
зыярат
(zıyarat)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Kyrgyz:
ажыга
(ajıga)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Latin:
peregrīnātiō
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Latvian:
svētceļojums
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Luxembourgish:
Pilgerfaart
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Macedonian:
поклоне́ние
(poklonénie)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Macedonian:
а́џилак
(ádžilak)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Malay:
ziarah
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Marathi:
तीर्थयात्रा
(tīrthayātrā)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Norman:
pélérinnage
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Norwegian:
valfart
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Norwegian Bokmål:
pilegrimsreise
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Norwegian Bokmål:
pilegrimsferd
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Norwegian Nynorsk:
pilegrimsferd
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Occitan:
pelegrinatge
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Occitan:
pelegrinacion
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Occitan:
romivatge
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Pashto:
زيارت
(zyārát)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Pashto:
حج
(haǰ)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Persian:
زیارت
(ziyârat)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Persian:
حج
(hajj)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Plautdietsch:
Piljareis
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Polish:
pielgrzymka
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Polish:
pąć
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Portuguese:
peregrinação
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Portuguese:
peregrinagem
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Portuguese:
romaria
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Romanian:
pelerinaj
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Romanian:
peregrinație
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Russian:
пало́мничество
(palómničestvo)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Russian:
пилигри́мство
(piligrímstvo)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Russian:
богомо́лье
(bogomólʹje)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Scottish Gaelic:
eilthireachd
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Serbo-Croatian:
хо̏дочашће
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Serbo-Croatian:
ходочаст
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Serbo-Croatian:
hȍdočašće
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Serbo-Croatian:
hodočast
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Slovak:
púť
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Slovene:
romanje
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Spanish:
peregrinación
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Spanish:
peregrinaje
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Swahili:
hija
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Swedish:
pilgrimsfärd
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Swedish:
vallfärd
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Tajik:
зиёрат
(ziyorat)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Tajik:
ҳаҷҷ
(hajj)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Turkish:
hac
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Turkish:
ziyaret
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Turkmen:
zyýarat
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Ukrainian:
пало́мництво
(palómnyctvo)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Ukrainian:
пілігри́мство
(pilihrýmstvo)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Ukrainian:
про́ща
(próšča)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Ukrainian:
богомі́лля
(bohomíllja)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Urdu:
زیارت
(zyārat)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Urdu:
حج
(hajj, haj)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Uzbek:
ziyorat
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Uzbek:
haj (hajj)
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Vietnamese:
cuộc hành hương
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Walloon:
perlinaedje
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Welsh:
pererindod
— religious journey, or one to a sacred place
Catalan:
peregrinar
— to go on a pilgrimage
Chinese Mandarin:
朝覲 /朝觐
(cháojìn)
— to go on a pilgrimage
Chinese Mandarin:
朝聖 /朝圣
(cháoshèng)
— to go on a pilgrimage
Chinese Mandarin:
巡禮 /巡礼
(xúnlǐ)
— to go on a pilgrimage
Finnish:
pyhiinvaeltaa
— to go on a pilgrimage
Finnish:
tehdä pyhiinvaellus
— to go on a pilgrimage
French:
pèleriner
— to go on a pilgrimage
German:
pilgern
— to go on a pilgrimage
Hungarian:
zarándokol
— to go on a pilgrimage
Hungarian:
zarándoklatra megy
— to go on a pilgrimage