Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/October 19

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Word of the day
for October 19
peregrination n
  1. (countable, chiefly theology, archaic) A person's life regarded as a temporary stay on earth and a journey to the afterlife.
  2. (by extension)
    1. (countable, archaic) A journey made by a pilgrim; a pilgrimage; also (uncountable) the making of pilgrimages.
    2. (countable) A journey or trip, especially by foot; also (uncountable) journeying, travelling.
    3. (figuratively)
      1. (uncountable) Broad or systematic discussion of a subject; (countable) an instance of this; a discourse.
      2. (uncountable) Straying from the main subject in speech or writing; digression; (countable) an instance of this.
    4. (uncountable, obsolete) The state of living abroad temporarily; sojourning; (countable) an act of doing this; a sojourn.
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