Definition of Pilgrims

1. Proper noun. (plural of Pilgrim) ¹

2. Proper noun. The early settlers of the Plymouth Colony who left for the New World in early 17th century. Usually used in plural. ¹

3. Noun. (plural of pilgrim) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pilgrims

1. pilgrim [n] - See also: pilgrim

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilgrims

pilfers
pilfery
pilgarlic
pilgarlick
pilgarlics
pilgrim
pilgrim's journey
pilgrimage
pilgrimaged
pilgrimages
pilgrimaging
pilgrimize
pilgrimized
pilgrimizes
pilgrimizing
pilgrims (current term)
pili
pili annulati
pilicide
pilicides
pilidia
pilidium
pilifera
piliferous
piliferous cyst
piliform
piligerous
pilimiction
piling

Literary usage of Pilgrims

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Courtship of Miles Standishby Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1888)
"In: American poetry,1871-1900,in the Harris Collection, Brown University Library. Reel no. 570.Item no. 4."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The inflow of pilgrims was enormous every year till the great spoliation under Henry VIII (Wall, 130-10). unnamed pilgrims testify even more to its ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The inflow of pilgrims was enormous every year till the great spoliation under Henry- VIII (Wall, 130-40). unnamed pilgrims testify even more to its ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The pilgrims converge upon the holy city from three directions; those coming from the south are Mohammedans from Oceanica, Java, Sumatra, Indo-China, India, ..."

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