PILGRIM

n. Christian who has traveled to a sacred place; one who makes a journey for religious reasons

This article is on religious pilgrims. For other uses, see Pilgrim (disambiguation). A pilgrim is one who undertakes a religious pilgrimage, literally 'far afield'. This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious significance; often a considerable distance is traveled. Examples include a Muslim visiting Mecca or a Christian or Jew visiting Jerusalem. No religion has laid greater stress on the duty of a pilgrimage than Islam in the Hajj. In the United States the word "Pilgrims" usually refers to the first European settlers of New England, who celebrated the "First Thanksgiving" with the Native Americans in 1621. Mahrukh Pilgrimages are characteristic of many religions, such as those of ancient Egypt, Persia in the Mithraic period, India, China, and Japan. The Greek and Roman custom of consulting the gods at local oracles, such as those at Dodona or Delphi, both in Greece, is widely known. In the early period of Hebrew history, pilgrimages were made to Shiloh and Dan  and to Bethel (now Beitin, Jordan). The great Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca (now in Saudi Arabia), is obligatory for every Muslim, and other Islamic devotional pilgrimages, particularly to the tombs of saints, are numerous. Al Qayrawān in Tunisia, Ouezzane in Morocco, Karbalā’ in Iraq, and Mashhad (Meshed) in Iran are sacred Muslim cities. Benares (now Vārānasi), India is a renowned place of pilgrimage for Hindus.
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Noun
1. one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
(synonym) Pilgrim Father
(hypernym) settler, colonist

Noun
1. someone who journeys in foreign lands
(hypernym) wayfarer, journeyer
2. some one who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
(hypernym) believer, worshiper, worshipper
(hyponym) hajji, hadji, haji

n. pilgrim, Christian who has traveled to a sacred place

n. nomad