Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pilgrimage \Pil"grim*age\, n. [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf.
   F. p[`e]lerinage.]
   1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a
      journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the
      journey of human life. --Shak.

            The days of the years of my pilgrimage. --Gen.
                                                  xlvii. 9.

   2. A tedious and wearisome time.

            In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. --Shak.

   Syn: Journey; tour; excursion. See {Journey}.

Source : WordNet®

pilgrimage
     n : a journey to a sacred place [syn: {pilgrim's journey}]