All 6 Uses of
pilgrim
in
The House of Hades
- In ancient times, the House of Hades was a major site for Greek pilgrims.†
p. 68.0 *pilgrims = people who journey to a special place -- typically as an act of religious devotion
- Pilgrims could actually speak to the ghosts.†
p. 68.7
- The pilgrims believed that each level of the temple brought you closer to the Underworld, until the dead would appear before you.†
p. 68.9
- "Some pilgrims found nothing," Nico said.†
p. 69.1
- Remember, this is where pilgrims came to commune with dead ancestors.†
p. 491.2
- He couldn't read Ancient Greek, but he guessed they were prayers or supplications to the dead, written by pilgrims thousands of years ago.†
p. 497.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(pilgrim with a lowercase "p") someone who journeys to a special place -- typically a difficult journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
As a proper noun (capitalized), Pilgrim refers specifically to those who founded Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620.