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Definition of "pilgrims" []

  • Plural form of pilgrim. (noun)

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Use "pilgrims" in a sentence
  • "Since the term pilgrims was not in use at the time, members referred to their celebration as "Old Colony Day," later "Forefathers 'Day.""
  • "The sanctity of the place, hallowed by hoary tradition, and the magnificence of the temple and its services, made it an object of veneration throughout the land, and pilgrims from the furthest corners of Anahuac came to offer up their devotions at the shrine of Quetzalcoatl."
  • "Before he became a national celebrity for telling us "What Went Wrong," Lewis delved as enthusiastically into such topics as the relative merits of donkeys and camels for medieval pilgrims, derivations of the Persian word for eggplant, and property law in the tenth-century Muslim provinces."