ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

GEOFFREY CHAUCER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a pilgrimage?
A
It’s a public festival with food and dance.
B
It’s a a long or arduous search for something.
C
It’s a journey to a shrine or a sacred place
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pilgrimages frequently involve a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person’s beliefs and faith, although sometimes it can be a metaphorical journey into someone’s own beliefs.

Detailed explanation-2: -A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place. People make pilgrimages to places like Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Dharamsala as part of their religious or spiritual practice. A pilgrimage is often a spiritual journey, but some pilgrimages deal with other kinds of devotion.

Detailed explanation-3: -A pilgrimage is a devotional practice consisting of a prolonged journey, often undertaken on foot or on horseback, toward a specific destination of significance.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Pilgrimage’ is often used to describe an individual’s journey through life, sometimes as a general description of personal growth and exploration, sometimes, as in Christianity, outlining a particular spiritual focus or pathway which it is believed will lead to encounter with God.

Detailed explanation-5: -a trip, often a long one, made to a holy place for religious reasons.

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