pilgrim's

Holy wanderer's possession

Pilgrim's is the possessive form of pilgrim—a person on a religious or spiritual journey.

The word appears in compounds like Pilgrim's Progress, the allegorical Christian novel, or in phrases describing what belongs to or is associated with such travelers: the pilgrim's staff, the pilgrim's path.

In American contexts, it often refers to the Pilgrims who settled Plymouth Colony: the Pilgrim's first winter.

religious

journey

Travel from place to place

blessing · relic · faith · penance · vow · sanctuary · holy · offering · prayer · absolution

literary

progress

Movement toward improvement

  • BunyanFolklore's colossal woodcutter
  • allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
  • burdenOppressive weight or duty

Vanity Fair · Christian · quest · spiritual · parable · morality · temptation · perseverance · soul · redemption

travel

path

Route for traveling

destination · trail · hostel · waymark · milestone · rest · provisions · walking · sandals · cloak

American

Mayflower

1620 colonial transport vessel

Puritan · settler · New World · harvest · Bradford · feast · Wampanoag · buckle · hat · musket

Opposites
motivation for travel

pilgrim'stourist's

Belonging to a sightseer

traveler's · explorer's · merchant's · trader's · businessman's

relationship to place

pilgrim'snative's

Of an original inhabitant

resident's · settler's · dweller's · citizen's

spiritual orientation

pilgrim'sskeptic's

Belonging to a questioner

atheist's

Phrases
Family

pilgrim, pilgrimage, pilgrims, pilgrimaging

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