1
: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
2
: one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
3
capitalized
: one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620
Examples of pilgrim in a Sentence
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.
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After a nine-day period of mourning, during which the pope’s body is displayed for pilgrims to view and pray over, the body is buried, and the College of Cardinals begins the process of selecting a new sovereign.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Around 400 people died in the clash, including more than 200 Iranian pilgrims.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The papal health crisis is taking place just as the Vatican is beginning to celebrate its Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century Jubilee celebration that is expected to draw some 30 million Catholic pilgrims to Rome.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
So the multitude of pilgrims, devotees, seers and ascetics is even bigger than usual — and even easier to get lost in.
—Atul Loke, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Around 400 people died in the clash, including more than 200 Iranian pilgrims.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The papal health crisis is taking place just as the Vatican is beginning to celebrate its Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century Jubilee celebration that is expected to draw some 30 million Catholic pilgrims to Rome.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
So the multitude of pilgrims, devotees, seers and ascetics is even bigger than usual — and even easier to get lost in.
—Atul Loke, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pilgrim
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrim. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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