pilgrimage
noun/ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/
Frequency rank: #7,685 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a journey to a sacred or meaningful place, often made for religious reasons.
Example sentence
Every year, thousands of believers make this pilgrimage to the sacred shrine in the mountains.
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