Pilgrimage
(noun)
- A journey, especially a long one, made to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion.
- A journey to a place associated with a particular historical or religious figure or event.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french pelerinage, from pelerin "pilgrim", from latin peregrinus "foreigner, traveler", from peregre "abroad".
Examples:
- The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
- Many Christians make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
- He went on a pilgrimage to the shrine of the saint.
- The city's history as a destination for pilgrimage dates back centuries.
- For the devout, the pilgrimage to the temple is a must-do.