PILGRIMAGE Pil"grim*age, n. Etym: [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf. F. pèlerinage.]
1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life. Shak. The days of the years of my pilgrimage. Gen. xlvii. 9.
2. A tedious and wearisome time. In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. Shak.
Syn.
— Journey; tour; excursion. See Journey.
PILGRIMIZE
Pil"grim*ize, v. i.
Defn: To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.
PILIDIUM
Pi*lid"i*um, n.; pl. Pildia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The free-swimming, hat-shaped larva of certain nemertean worms. It has no resemblance to its parent, and the young worm develops in its interior.
PILIFERA
Pi*lif"e*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Piliferous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Mammalia.