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
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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