Pilgrim
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Pilgrim
Pilgrim (/ˈpɪlɡrɪm/; from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. This is usually a physical journeying (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system.
Etymology
The word Pilgrim is derived from the Latin peregrinus, which means foreigner or stranger. The term is most commonly used to describe those who journey to a sacred place for religious reasons.
Related Terms
- Pilgrimage: A journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith.
- Hajj: The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims.
- Crusades: A series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period.
- Camino de Santiago: A network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain.
- Kumbh Mela: A major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years, at four river-bank pilgrimage sites.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Pilgrim
- Wikipedia's article - Pilgrim
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