French word

pèlerinage

Pronunciation

IPA/pɛləʁinaʒ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpilgrimage

Example

Je fais un pèlerinage à Lourdes.

I am going on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Illustration for pèlerinage (pilgrimage)

More examples

Il a fait un pèlerinage pour remercier.

He made a pilgrimage to give thanks.

Core concept

A deliberate journey to a place made significant by faith, memory, or shared meaning.

Common phrases

  • faire un pèlerinage

    make a pilgrimage

  • partir en pèlerinage

    go on a pilgrimage

Similar words

voyage: A journey made to reach another place.
excursion: A small, short-distance trip that ends the same day.
visite: A visit to a person or place to see it or spend time there.

Definition in French

Voyage vers un lieu considéré comme sacré, parfois employé au sens figuré pour une visite marquante.

Word origin

Pèlerinage derives from pèlerin with the suffix -age and ultimately traces back through Old French to Latin peregrinus, meaning a traveler or outsider.

Usage tips

  • Pèlerinage is masculine, so it takes the article un or le.

Related words

  • pèlerinpilgrimnoun

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