pilgrimage
Holy destination travel
A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place or shrine, undertaken for religious devotion: Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca, pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
The word extends to any journey with deep personal significance—visiting a beloved author's home, a musician's grave, or the field where a historic game was played: an annual pilgrimage to Graceland.
As a verb, to pilgrimage is to make such a journey, though this use is less common than the noun.
Sacred devotional place
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- holyDedicated to the divine
- relicPreserved ancient object
- saintCanonized holy person
blessed · divine · temple · mosque · church · cathedral · gurdwara · synagogue
South Asian religious journey
Chile's largest city
- RomeItaly's capital city
- CanterburyHistoric English ecclesiastical seat
- LourdesFrench pilgrimage town
- FatimaCommon Arabic female name
Guadalupe · stations · indulgence · relic · martyr · saint · shrine · grotto
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- observanceKeeping of customs
- processionFormal moving line
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
offering · circumambulation · prostration · chanting · vestments · incense · fasting · vigil
Trust without proof
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- pietySincere religious devotion
sanctity · blessing · grace · prayer · meditation · penance · purification · renewal
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Arduous overland journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
sojourn · wayfaring · path · route · destination · arrival · return · footsteps
Travel from place to place
- questSeeking journey for something
- searchAct of seeking
- pathRoute for traveling
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
wandering · seeking · discovery · self-discovery · life · homecoming · return · passage
Buddhist relic monument
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
- dharmaCosmic moral order
merit · circumambulation · prostration · offerings · relics · pagoda
shrine
Sacred devotional place
saint · blessed · divine · temple · mosque · church · cathedral · gurdwara · synagogue · grotto
yatra
South Asian religious journey
Santiago
Chile's largest city
- RomeItaly's capital city
- CanterburyHistoric English ecclesiastical seat
- LourdesFrench pilgrimage town
Fatima · Guadalupe · stations · indulgence · relic · martyr · saint · shrine · grotto · apparition
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- observanceKeeping of customs
- processionFormal moving line
ablution · offering · circumambulation · prostration · chanting · vestments · incense · fasting · vigil · confession
faith
Trust without proof
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- salvationDeliverance from harm
piety · sanctity · blessing · grace · prayer · meditation · penance · purification · renewal · transformation
hajj
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Arafat · Mina · stoning · Eid al-Adha · Masjid al-Haram
trek
Arduous overland journey
expedition · sojourn · wayfaring · path · route · destination · arrival · return · footsteps · stages
journey
Travel from place to place
odyssey · wandering · seeking · discovery · self-discovery · life · homecoming · return · passage · progress
stupa
Buddhist relic monument
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
dharma · merit · circumambulation · prostration · offerings · relics · pagoda
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
- Medieval Termsfeudalism, manorialism, serfdom, guilds, fiefdoms
- quest typeshero's journey, grail quest, odyssey, epic journey, treasure hunt
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
pilgrimagejaunt
Brief recreational trip
pleasure trip · joyride · vacation · holiday · excursion
pilgrimagestay
Remain in position
settlement · settling · staying put · rootedness · permanence
- pilgrimage siteSacred destination for worship
- spiritual pilgrimageReligious journey for enlightenment
- pilgrimage routePath to sacred destination
- religious pilgrimagesDevotional travel to shrines
- annual pilgrimageRecurring sacred journey
- pilgrimage pathRoute to holy destination