Front | pilgrim |
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Pron | ['pɪlɡrɪm] |
Back | 【pilgrim】 n. 朝圣者 In the Middle Ages, many people used to go as pilgrims to Jerusalem and to other holy places in Europe. 中古时期许多人常到了耶路撒冷或其它欧洲宗教圣地去朝拜。 |
Vocab | pilgrimsomeone who journeys in foreign lands
You might be a Muslim on your way to Mecca, or a Hindu going to the Ganges, or a Christian traveling to Lourdes. When you make a reverent journey to a place you consider sacred, you're a pilgrim. You can also use the word less seriously and call yourself a pilgrim when you make the trip to Graceland for Elvis Week. Another kind of pilgrim (often spelled with a capital P) are the Puritans who fled religious persecution in Europe, came over on the Mayflower, and founded Plymouth Colony, in Massachusetts. The word comes from the Latin peregrinus, "foreign," or "a foreigner," and if you just travel to foreign countries, you’re a pilgrim, too. All forms of 'pilgrim' will appear on average once every 937 pages. pilgrim |
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