First Known Use: 13th century
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pilgrim
noun pil·grim \ˈpil-grəm\
: someone who travels to a holy place
Pilgrim : one of the people who traveled by boat from England and created the first permanent settlement in New England at Plymouth in 1620
Full Definition of PILGRIM
1
: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
2
: one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
3
capitalized : one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620
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pilgrim
noun pil·grim \ˈpil-grəm\
Definition of PILGRIM for Kids
1
: a person who travels to a holy place as an act of religious devotion
2
cap : one of the English colonists who founded the first permanent settlement in New England at Plymouth in 1620
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