peregrination

English

Etymology

1520s, either from Old French peregrinacion (“pilgrimage”) (12th century), or directly from the Latin peregrīnātiō (“journey”), from peregrīnor (“sojourn”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

peregrination (plural peregrinations)

1. A travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by a pilgrim.

Synonyms

• pilgrimage

Related terms

• peregrinate
• peregrine

Translations

journey by foot

• Finnish: vaellus (fi)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ходочашће (sh) n

  Roman: hodočašće (sh) n

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Middle French

Etymology

Old French < Latin peregrīnātiō (“journey”), from peregrīnor (“sojourn”).

Noun

peregrination f (plural peregrinations)

1. pilgrimage