peregrinate
Journey on foot
To peregrinate is to travel or wander, especially over long distances or through foreign lands.
The word is formal and literary, suggesting journeys of some duration or purpose rather than casual trips: He peregrinated across Europe for three years.
The related noun peregrination refers to such a journey.
Travel without fixed purpose
- rambleMove or speak without direction
- meanderTo travel without direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- strayWander from course
rove · amble · saunter · stroll · traipse · gallivant · perambulate · mosey
Journey by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- traverseMove across an area
sojourn · passage · itinerary · wayfaring · route · destination · embark · homeward
Traveler, especially walking
- vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- roverDrifter or space explorer
migrant · transient · peripatetic · caravan · pastoral · yurt · Tuareg · Maasai
One who investigates unfamiliar regions
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- unchartedNot yet documented
- frontierEdge of settlement
discovery · reconnaissance · survey · terrain · cartography · expedition · navigate · compass
roam
Travel without fixed purpose
- rambleMove or speak without direction
- meanderTo travel without direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
stray · rove · amble · saunter · stroll · traipse · gallivant · perambulate · mosey · wander
voyage
Journey by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
traverse · sojourn · passage · itinerary · wayfaring · route · destination · embark · homeward · outbound
wayfarer
Traveler, especially walking
rover · migrant · transient · peripatetic · caravan · pastoral · yurt · Tuareg · Maasai · Romani
explorer
One who investigates unfamiliar regions
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- unchartedNot yet documented
frontier · discovery · reconnaissance · survey · terrain · cartography · expedition · navigate · compass · pioneer
sacred
Worthy of reverence
- shrineSacred devotional place
- devotionalRelating to worship
- hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Mecca · Jerusalem · Varanasi · Canterbury · Lourdes · spiritual · quest · sanctuary · devotee · penitent
peregrinatesettle
Reach final terms
settle down · take root · put down roots · reside · dwell
peregrination, peregrinations, peregrinating, peregrinator, peregrinated