peregrination

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See also: pérégrination

English

Etymology

1520s, either from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French peregrinacion (pilgrimage) [12th c.],[1] or directly from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin peregrīnātiō (journey), from peregrīnor (sojourn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

peregrination (countable and uncountable, plural peregrinations)

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

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “peregrination”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin peregrīnātiō (journey), from peregrīnor (sojourn).

Noun

peregrination f (plural peregrinations)

  1. pilgrimage