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peregrination(dictionary)

peregrination (iou)



peregrination noun. LME.
[(Old & mod. French peregrination from) Latin peregrinatio(n-), formed as PEREGRINATE verb: see -ATION.]
A journey through life, esp. viewed as a temporary precursor of eternal life in heaven. LME-M18.
a. A pilgrimage. E16-M17.
b. gen. The action or an act of travelling abroad or from place to place; a course of travel, esp. abroad; a journey, esp. on foot; in pl., travels. M16.
S. Johnson In this dismal gloom of nocturnal peregrination. M. Scammell A first-class library..miraculously preserved throughout all her peregrinations.
c. An act, or the condition, of living as a sojourner in a foreign land; sojourn. M-L17.
fig. A systematic going through a subject, writing, course of study, etc. E17-E18.