USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Pilgrim’ became (by the early 1800s at least) the popular term applied to all the Mayflower passengers-and even to other people arriving in Plymouth in those early years-so that the English people who settled Plymouth in the 1620s are generally called the Pilgrims.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Pilgrimage’ is a wide-ranging topic touching on many aspects of human existence, signifying not only a physical journey to a special place, but also an inner spiritual journey and indeed life itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -pil·grim ˈpil-grəm. : one who journeys in foreign lands : traveler. : a person who travels to a shrine or holy place to worship.

Detailed explanation-5: -pilgrimage. noun [ C/U ] us. /ˈpɪl·ɡrə·mɪdʒ/ a trip, often a long one, made to a holy place for religious reasons.