pelegrim
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pilgrim — pilgrimatic, pilgrimatical, adj. /pil grim, greuhm/, n. 1. a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land. 2. a traveler or wanderer, esp. in a foreign place. 3. an… … Universalium
Pilgrim — Pil grim, n. [OE. pilgrim, pelgrim, pilegrim, pelegrim; cf. D. pelgrim, OHG. piligr[=i]m, G. pilger, F. p[ e]lerin, It. pellegrino; all fr. L. peregrinus a foreigner, fr. pereger abroad; per through + ager land, field. See {Per }, and {Acre}, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pilger, der — Der Pilger, des s, plur. ut nom. sing. Fämin. die Pilgerinn, oder der Pilgrim, welches von beyden Geschlechtern gebraucht wird, des s, plur. die e. 1) * Ein Fremder, ein Ausländer, im Gegensatze eines Einheimischen, Inländers oder Bürgers; eine… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
pilgrim — pil•grim [[t]ˈpɪl grɪm, grəm[/t]] n. 1) rel a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion 2) a traveler or wanderer, esp. in a foreign place 3) amh. (cap.) one of the band of Puritans who… … From formal English to slang
pilgrim — /ˈpɪlgrəm / (say pilgruhm) noun 1. someone who journeys, especially a long distance, as an act of religious devotion. 2. Poetic a traveller or wanderer. {Middle English pelegrim, from Anglo French (unrecorded), from Medieval Latin peregrīnus… …
pilgrim — [pil′grəm] n. [ME pelegrim < OFr pelegrin < LL(Ec) pelegrinus < L peregrinus, foreigner < peregre, from abroad < per, through + ager, field, country: see ACRE] 1. a person who travels about; wanderer 2. a person who travels to a… … English World dictionary
