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pilgrimage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pil·grim·age /ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]  1 RRa journey to a holy place for religious reasons 朝圣之旅make a pilgrimage/go on (a) pilgrimage the chance to go on pilgrimage to Mecca 前往卢尔德朝圣的机会see thesaurus at journey2 VISITa journey to a place connected with someone or something famous 〔去与名人或有名之物有关的地方〕旅行 Presley’s home has become a place of pilgrimage. 猫王的家乡已成为旅游胜地。
Examples from the Corpus
pilgrimageThey set out for a pilgrimage to Rome.On his recovery he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Rocamadour in the Quercy.Today, Dominique Sennelier, third-generation director of the prestigious company, makes a pilgrimage to Tucson.It was sort of a pilgrimage.It was a pilgrimage I had had to make, and I was glad I had made it.a pilgrimage to Graceland, Elvis' homea pilgrimage to MeccaIn March, the Lowes made their annual pilgrimage to the Rockies.I made two more visits to Knowlton, and it has now become a focus for my own particular pilgrimage.I am walking the river from mouth to source, ending my journey at Amarkantak-only half the pilgrimage.Each arises in a special way in the pilgrimage toward a united church.place of pilgrimageKlingenzell priory, between the castles Liebenfels and Freudenfels, was founded in 1333 and became a place of pilgrimage.Gwytherin became a place of pilgrimage to followers of her cult.His presence has already made Gyuto a place of pilgrimage.That aspect of Lourdes is now of course utterly dominant: this is a place of pilgrimage and little else.It was once a place of pilgrimage for local people, who came to listen to the nightingales that nested here.There, in 612, he established his hermitage, which was soon a place of pilgrimage.It, too, is an important place of pilgrimage and its music is increasingly finding its way into parishes.I have made places of pilgrimage. and cared for their pilgrims.
pil·grim·age nounChineseSyllable
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pilgrimage
pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ, ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/ noun [uncountable and countable]
1. a journey to a holy place for religious reasons
    make a pilgrimage/go on (a) pilgrimage
    the chance to go on pilgrimage to Mecca
2. a journey to a place connected with someone or something famous:
    Presley’s home has become a place of pilgrimage.


pil·grim·ageBrE /ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a journey to a holy place for religious reasons 朝圣之旅to go on/make a pilgrimage 前往朝圣<titled tranID="39" status="2">Religion<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>宗教</chn></titled>

Being religious 笃信宗教的

  • believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation 信仰上帝/耶稣基督/真主/自由意志/宿命论/天堂与地狱/来生/转世说
  • be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. 是/成为信徒/无神论者/不可知论者/基督徒/穆斯林/印度教教徒/佛教徒等
  • convert to/practise/ (especially US) practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. 皈依/信奉宗教/佛教/天主教/基督教/伊斯兰教/犹太教等
  • go to church/(NAmE) temple (= the synagogue) 去教堂/会堂做礼拜
  • go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara 去当地的教堂/清真寺/犹太教会堂/谒师所做礼拜
  • belong to a church/a religious community 是教堂/宗教团体的成员
  • join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood 成为牧师/女修道士/僧侣/宗教人员/神职人员/司祭
  • praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God 赞美/敬拜/遵从/侍奉/颂扬上帝

Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式

  • attend/hold/conduct/lead a service 参加/举行/组织/主持礼拜仪式
  • perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah 举行典礼/仪式/宗教仪式/洗礼/朝觐/受戒仪式
  • carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite 举行宗教/安葬/葬礼/丰收/净化仪式
  • go on/make a pilgrimage 前往朝圣
  • celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali 庆祝圣诞节/复活节/开斋节/斋月/修殿节/逾越节/排灯节
  • observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan 守/不守安息日/斋戒/斋月
  • deliver/preach/hear a sermon 传道;讲道;听布道
  • lead/address the congregation 带领会众;对会众发表演讲
  • say/recite a prayer/blessing 念诵/背诵经文;祝祷

Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想

  • preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam 传布/颂扬/传播上帝的话/《福音》/伊斯兰教义
  • study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha 研究/遵循达摩/佛教教义
  • read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah 阅读/研究/理解/阐释经文/《圣经》/《古兰经》/《福音》/托拉
  • be based on/derive from divine revelation 基于/来源于上帝的启示
  • commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege 犯异端/渎圣罪;认为…是异端邪说/亵渎圣物

Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验

  • seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom 寻求/找到/获得启迪/智慧
  • strengthen/lose your faith 增强/失去信德
  • keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith 忠于/践行/放弃信仰
  • save/purify/lose your soul 拯救/净化/失去灵魂
  • obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law 服从/遵循/恪守/违反/亵渎诫条/伊斯兰教法/犹太教法
  • be/accept/do God's will 是/接受/践行上帝的旨意
  • receive/experience divine grace 得到/感受神的恩宠
  • achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana 获得启迪/拯救/涅槃
  • undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation 经历皈依/重生/转世化身
  • hear/answer a prayer 聆听/回应祷告
  • commit/confess/forgive a sin 犯罪;忏悔;宽恕罪过
  • do/perform penance 进行补赎
a journey to a place that is connected with sb/sth that you admire or respect 参拜之行;瞻仰之旅His grave has become a place of pilgrimage. 他的陵墓成了参拜之地。🔊🔊

commute, departure, destination, excursion, expedition, itinerary, journey, pilgrimage, safari, travel