pilgrimage to Jerusalem
- noun
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peregrinación a Jerusalén
- Such tribute and praise are represented in the account of the pilgrimage to Jerusalem by the Queen of Sheba, a foreign woman who delighted in the material wealth that she associated with "all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built" rather than with the temple itself, much less the Law (10:4ff). 42
Examples
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Yet relatively few people during the Middle Ages could make a physical pilgrimage to Jerusalem; expense, hardship, tenure to the land, and monastic vows meant that most people had to look to a substitute form for such a spiritually significant journey.
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Muslims are making their pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Ramadan.
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I know the type; they go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem thinking they can get closer to God.
Blog text (28) -
We do know that what held the gang together, gave it any meaning or purpose, however dismal, was the goal of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Fiction book (1996) -
Any of the earth's communities that do not make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem to bow low to the King, Lord of Hosts, shall receive no rain.
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The pilgrimage to Mecca, of course, is in imitation of the ancient Jewish pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
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Great excitement gripped the local Jewish leaders, who sent letters to other communities throughout the world, informing them of the good news and asking them to come on pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the coming Sukkot festival.
Academic text (2013) -
Many Christians undertake a pilgrimage to Jerusalem as a way to deepen their faith.
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Every year, thousands of Muslims embark on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to reflect on their spirituality.
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During the holy month, many Jews plan a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to celebrate their traditions.
Synonyms
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A trip to a holy place for religious reasons
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
pilgrimage + to + Jerusalem
The meaning is directly compositional: 'pilgrimage' (a journey to a sacred place) combined with the destination 'Jerusalem' via the preposition 'to' yields 'a religious journey to Jerusalem.' This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem comes from the long journeys people made to the holy city of Jerusalem, where believers walked for days to pray at holy sites. Because pilgrims traveled far and with strong faith, the phrase means 'a religious journey' taken out of 'faith' to visit a holy place.