Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Pil|grim — «PIHL gruhm», noun. 1. a person who goes on a journey to a sacred or holy place, especially a distant shrine, as an act of religious devotion. In the Middle Ages, many people used to go as pilgrims to Jerusalem and to holy places in Europe.… … Useful english dictionary
pil|grim — «PIHL gruhm», noun. 1. a person who goes on a journey to a sacred or holy place, especially a distant shrine, as an act of religious devotion. In the Middle Ages, many people used to go as pilgrims to Jerusalem and to holy places in Europe.… … Useful english dictionary
pil|grim|age — «PIHL gruh mihj», noun, verb, aged, ag|ing. –n. 1. a pilgrim s journey; journey to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: »Give me my scallopshell…My staff of faith…My scrip of joy…and thus I ll take my pilgrimage (Sir Walter Raleigh) … Useful english dictionary
pil·grim·age — … Useful english dictionary
grim — grim·ful; grim·i·ly; grim·i·ness; grim·ly; grim·mia; grim·mi·a·ce·ae; grim·mi·a·les; grim·mish; grim·ness; grim; grim·thorpe; pil·grim·er; pil·grim·ess; pil·grim·ize; me·grim; pil·grim; pil·grim·age; grim·mi·a·ceous; … English syllables
pil — pil·fer; pil·grim; pil·grim·age; pil·lage; pil·lar; pil·lion; pil·lory; pil·low; pu·pil; pu·pil·ar; pu·pil·lary; pil·as·trad·ed; pil·pul·is·tic; pil·sen·er; pu·pil·ate; pu·pil·lage; pu·pil·lize; pu·pil·lom·e·try; so·pa·pil·la; … English syllables
pilgrim — pil·grim … English syllables
pilgrimer — pil·grim·er … English syllables
pilgrim — pil|grim [ˈpılgrım] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: peligrin, from Latin peregrinus foreigner ] a religious person who travels a long way to a holy place ▪ pilgrims visiting a holy shrine … Dictionary of contemporary English
pilgrimage — pil|grim|age [ˈpılgrımıdʒ] n [U and C] 1.) a journey to a holy place for religious reasons make a pilgrimage/go on (a) pilgrimage ▪ the chance to go on pilgrimage to Mecca 2.) a journey to a place connected with someone or something famous ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
