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Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler with four eyes.
Leon Edel

Meaning of "pilgrim" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PILGRIM

From Provençal pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from per through + ager field, land.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PILGRIM

pilgrim  [ˈpɪlɡrɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILGRIM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pilgrim is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PILGRIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Pilgrim

A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journeying to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system. In the spiritual literature of Christianity, the concept of pilgrim and pilgrimage may refer to the experience of life in the world or to the inner path of the spiritual aspirant from a state of wretchedness to a state of beatitude.

Definition of pilgrim in the English dictionary

The definition of pilgrim in the dictionary is a person who undertakes a journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion. Other definition of pilgrim is any wayfarer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILGRIM


Abd-el-Krim
ˌæbdʊlˈkrɪm
abrim
əˈbrɪm
Antrim
ˈæntrɪm
brim
brɪm
crim
krɪm
grim
ɡrɪm
Grimm
ɡrɪm
interim
ˈɪntərɪm
Krim
krɪm
Krym
krɪm
Leitrim
ˈliːtrɪm
megrim
ˈmiːɡrɪm
prim
prɪm
Purim
ˈpʊərɪm
retrim
ˌriːˈtrɪm
rim
rɪm
scrim
skrɪm
trim
trɪm
trimethoprim
traɪˈmeθəˌprɪm
untrim
ʌnˈtrɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILGRIM

pilfer
pilfer-proof
pilferable
pilferage
pilferer
pilfering
pilferingly
pilfery
pilgarlic
pilgarlicky
Pilgrim Fathers
pilgrimage
Pilgrimage of Grace
pilgrimage site
pilgrimager
pilgrimer
pilgrimise
pilgrimize
Pilgrims
pili

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILGRIM

ad interim
alastrim
betrim
broadbrim
chadarim
hadarim
machzorim
overbrim
overtrim
Pacific rim
pichurim
pretrim
shiurim
siddurim
side trim
sopherim
Tarim
the interim
wheel trim
wood trim

Synonyms and antonyms of pilgrim in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PILGRIM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pilgrim» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pilgrim

Translation of «pilgrim» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILGRIM

Find out the translation of pilgrim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pilgrim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pilgrim» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

朝圣者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peregrino
570 millions of speakers

English

pilgrim
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीर्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паломник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peregrino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নবাগত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pèlerin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jemaah haji
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pilger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巡礼者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순례자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jamaah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người hành hương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யாத்ரீக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीर्थक्षेत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pellegrino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pielgrzym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прочанин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pelerin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσκυνητής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pelgrim
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pilgrim
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pilegrim
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pilgrim

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILGRIM»

The term «pilgrim» is very widely used and occupies the 20.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILGRIM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pilgrim» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pilgrim» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pilgrim

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7 QUOTES WITH «PILGRIM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pilgrim.
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Johann Arndt
It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities.
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Rahman Baba
There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.
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Eric Clapton
I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition. Mine, I suppose, is to know myself.
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Eric Clapton
I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition.
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Leon Edel
Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler with four eyes.
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Peace Pilgrim
A pilgrim is a wanderer with a purpose.
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George Santayana
The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILGRIM»

Discover the use of pilgrim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pilgrim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pilgrim
When he is found five hours later, his heart miraculously begins to beat again. Pilgrim, it seems, can never die.
Timothy Findley, 2009
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Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
Peace Pilgrim was born Mildred Lisette Norman to Ernest and Josephine Norman in 1908 on a poultry farm in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.
Peace Pilgrim, 1992
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The Littlest Pilgrim
All the other villagers tell Mini that she is too small to help them with their chores, but she is not too small to be kind to another girl she meets.
Brandi Dougherty, 2008
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek has continued to change people's lives for over thirty years.
Annie Dillard, 2011
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The New Pilgrim Bible
However, it soon became apparent that this book was an invaluable resource for new Christians regardless of their age, and the Pilgrim ably served thousands of readers for some forty years.
OXFORD USA TRADE, Oxford University Press, 2003
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John Ogden, the Pilgrim (1609-1682): A Man of More Than ...
John Ogden emigrated from England to the New World in 1641.
Jack Harpster, 2006
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A Guide for Using Molly's Pilgrim in the Classroom
Includes the following features: sample lesson plans, pre-reading activities, biographical sketch and picture of the author, book summary, vocabulary lists and vocabulary activity ideas, quizzes, hands-on projects, cooperative learning ...
Susan Kilpatrick, Dona Rice, 1995
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The Way of a Pilgrim ; And, The Pilgrim Continues His Way
This is the story of a religious pilgrim's experiences as he wanders from place to place in Russia and Siberia in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Reginald Michael French, Faith Annette Sand, 1989
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The Pilgrim Art: Cultures of Porcelain in World History
Bringing together many strands of history in an engaging narrative studded with fascinating vignettes, this is a history of cross-cultural exchange focused on an exceptional commodity that illuminates the emergence of what is arguably the ...
Robert Finlay, 2010
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The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way
less prayer is not to remove the crosses of pain and difficulty, but to empower the praying person to endure them and even to embrace them with enthusiasm and joy as the sole source of happiness in this sad sinful world in which we find ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILGRIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pilgrim is used in the context of the following news items.
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ONCE A PILGRIM: Whatever happened to former Argyle winger …
Halmosi is the captain of his hometown club, Szombathelyi Haladas, in the top flight of Hungarian football, the Nemzeti Bajnoksag. They have ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
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The Pope uses tablet to sign up as first pilgrim for World Youth Day …
(VIDEO ONLY) The Pope signed up as the first pilgrim for World Youth Day in Krakow in 2016. He used a tablet and he explained that he ... «Rome Reports, Jul 15»
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Pilgrim Baptist Church VBS
FORT WAYNE—Pilgrim Baptist Church,1331 Gay Street, is scheduled to host a Vacation Bible School July 27 through July 31. The theme this ... «Frost Illustrated, Jul 15»
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The pilgrim's experience of Rath Yatra at Puri
“Deepak Pahadi from Sambalpur, this is your mom. Please come to the Bharat Sevashram Sangh's lost-and-found centre near Swargadwar. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Pilgrim rush continues at Indrakeeladri
Pushkaram pilgrims continued to throng Sri Kanaka Durga Temple atop Indrakeeladri for the second consecutive Sunday. The lanes and ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Stocks starting to signal a buy: TerraForm Power Inc (NASDAQ …
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) has a RSI reading of 19.91, with a 1-month total return of -22.44 percent and a 3-month return of ... «Wall Street Observer, Jul 15»
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Indentifying Quality Stocks: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ …
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) maintained return on equity for the last twelve months at 65.70%, higher than what Reuters data ... «Wall Street Observer, Jul 15»
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The Pilgrim's Progress inspires artists of all ages to create 2D work
The artists, young and old, were set the task of creating a piece of 2D art, inspired by John Bunyan's own famous adventure story, The Pilgrim's ... «Bedford Today, Jul 15»
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28 Amarnath pilgrim deaths raise question over health certificates
The death of 28 people during the ongoing Amarnath Yatra could be because of fake health certificates procured by the devotees who are also ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Friends to offer food with a view
WHAT do you get when you mix a chef from Garagistes, a chef from Property of Pilgrim and arguably the best water view in Hobart? Diners will ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»

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