1. A religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place. 2. One who embarks on a quest for something conceived of as sacred. 3. A traveler. 4.Pilgrim One of the English Separatists who founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French peligrin, from Late Latin pelegrnus, alteration of Latin peregrnus, foreigner. See peregrine.
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