Synonyms for pilgrimage
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.
Related words
- Word family
- pilgrim
Forms
- Plural
- pilgrimages → journeys, tours, crusades, excursions…
Choose the right word
Pilgrimage, once always of a sacred character, retains in derived uses something of that sense; as, a pilgrimage to Stratford-on-Avon.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- tour Our bike tour of the French Alps lasted two weeks.
- journey The journey, as I recall it, was long and tedious.
- crusade Bush wanted a crusade against Islam.
- excursion If it rains tomorrow, there will be no excursion.
- expedition Where had she been during that strange expedition?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pilgrimage | rising | |
| tour | rising | |
| journey | rising | |
| crusade | steady | |
| excursion | steady | |
| expedition | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tour1
- 7 letters
- journey2, crusade2
- 9 letters
- excursion3
- 10 letters
- expedition4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (journey2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pèlerinage
- Español
- peregrinaje
- Deutsch
- Wallfahrt