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 Translation for 'pilgrimage' from English to Swedish
NOUN   a pilgrimage | pilgrimages
SYNO pilgrim's journey | pilgrimage
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vallfart {u}
pilgrimage
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vallfärd {u}
pilgrimage
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pilgrimsfärd {u}
pilgrimage
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pilgrimsled {u}
pilgrimage route
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vallfartsled {u}
pilgrimage route
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vallfärdsort {u}
pilgrimage site
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pilgrimsplats {u}
pilgrimage site
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pilgrimsplats {u}
place of pilgrimage
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vallfärdsort {u}
place of pilgrimage
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Usage Examples English
  • There are yearly pilgrimage gatherings such as Kumbh Mela Pilgrimage(3-year or 12), Shabarimala Pilgrimage, Kottiyoor Vysakha Pilgrimage where in thousands of people gather in a certain period of a year for pilgrimage.
  • The Great German Pilgrimage of 1064–1065 was a large pilgrimage to Jerusalem which took place a generation before the First Crusade.
  • In 1953, Cheshire founded the Raphael Pilgrimage to enable sick and disabled Christians to travel to Lourdes on pilgrimage.
  • Special shuinchō (and occasionally hanging scrolls) are available for people who do pilgrimages such as the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage and the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
  • However, in 1947 the organisation of pilgrimage resumed with the first to Lourdes in that year.

  • The nearby pilgrimage church at Wies was closely connected to Steingaden Abbey.
  • Bell wrote a memoir about pilgrimage, "Many Coloured Glass: The Story of a Pilgrimage", (1947: Tryst Publications).
  • In 1988, the Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage changed its destination from Chaotian Temple to Fengtian Temple.
  • The most unique feature of the Baishatun pilgrimage is the route.
  • Shi'i pilgrimage prayer works is the kind of work that is at odds with the special visitation as a pious pilgrimage.

  • The pilgrimage reached its peak in the 16th century, the beginnings of the pilgrimage were between the 7th and 13th centuries.
  • Each year, the pilgrimage begins on August 2. However, in 2010 the pilgrimage will begin on August 1 because of the 30th anniversary of the pilgrimage.
  • In 1999 he conceived and organised 'Pilgrimage 2000', a nationwide Christian pilgrimage, starting at eight sacred sites and converging upon Canterbury to herald the new Millennium.
  • An annual youth pilgrimage including a 6-day peace walk to the DMZ is organised by the Catholic Church.
  • A pilgrimage that occurs during the month of Dhu al-Hijjah is named a "major pilgrimage", or just "pilgrimage" ([...] , "Ḥajj"), while pilgrimages of all other months are called "minor pilgrimage" ([...] , "‘Umrah").

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