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Definition of peregrinate
intransitive verb
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We begin our narrative of the linguistic travels of peregrinate with the Latin word peregrinatus , the past participle of peregrinari , which means "to travel in foreign lands." The verb is derived from the Latin word for "foreigner," peregrinus , which was earlier used as an adjective meaning "foreign."That term also gave us the words pilgrim and peregrine , the latter of which once meant "alien" but is now used as an adjective meaning "tending to wander" and as a noun naming a kind of falcon. (The peregrine falcon is so named because it was traditionally captured during its first flight—or pilgrimage—from the nest.)
- cut (across)
- pass (over)
- perambulate
- proceed (along)
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1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Peregrinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peregrinate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2024.
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- peregrination
travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
a course of travel; journey.
Origin of peregrination
Other words for peregrination, words nearby peregrination.
- Père David's deer
- peregrinate
- peregrine falcon
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How to use peregrination in a sentence
The humpbacks look built for flying, as much as for their undersea peregrinations.
After an arduous peregrination through the land of spirits, the brother found and secured his sister as directed.
This proposition being readily acceded to, the party set forth upon their intended peregrination .
Returning one day from such a peregrination , he determined to end a routine of existence so humiliating to his pride.
The purse of Ascham was not equal to the expense of peregrination ; and, therefore, he hoped to have it augmented by a pension.
Leaving him to pursue his toilsome peregrination , we return once more to the cavern of Kalyb.
British Dictionary definitions for peregrination
/ ( ˌpɛrɪɡrɪˈneɪʃən ) /
a voyage, esp an extensive one
the act or process of travelling
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- circumnavigation
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peregrination
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3.1 Related terms
- 1.3.2 Translations
- 1.4 References
- 1.5 Further reading
- 2.1 Etymology
English [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ].
From Late Middle English peregrinacioun , peregrinacion ( “ journey; pilgrimage; ( figuratively ) human journey through life ” ) , [1] from Anglo-Norman peregrinaciun ( “ human journey through life ” ) , peregrination ( “ pilgrimage; overseas travel ” ) , and Old French peregrinacion , peregrination ( “ pilgrimage; overseas travel ” ) (modern French pérégrination ), and from their etymon Latin peregrīnātiō ( “ overseas sojourn or travel; ( Late Latin ) pilgrimage; sojourn; human journey through life ” ) , from peregrīnātus ( “ living or travelling overseas ” ) + -iō ( suffix forming abstract nouns ) . [2] Peregrīnātus is the perfect passive participle of peregrīnor ( “ to live or travel overseas; to be overseas; to roam, rove; to be a stranger ” ) , from peregrīnus ( “ alien, foreign; exotic ” ) (from peregrē̆ ( “ abroad; from abroad; heading abroad ” ) + -īnus ( suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ ) ) + -or ( suffix forming first-person singular present passive indicative verbs ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
- ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA ( key ) : /ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩/
- ( General American ) IPA ( key ) : /ˌpɛɹəɡɹəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ , /ˈpɛ-/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: pe‧re‧gri‧nat‧ion
Noun [ edit ]
peregrination ( countable and uncountable , plural peregrinations )
- 1618 April 22, John Donne , “A Sermon Preached at White-hall Aprill 12. 1618.”, in XXVI. Sermons (Never before Publish’d) Preached by that Learned and Reverend Divine John Donne, [ … ] , London: [ … ] Thomas Newcomb, [ … ] , published 1661 , →OCLC , page 179 : It is true our life in this world is not called a baniſhment any where in the Scripture: but a pilgrimage, a peregrination , a travell; but perigrinatio cum ignominia conjunctu, exilium ; he that leaves his Countrey becauſe he was aſhamed, or afraid to return to it, or to ſtay in it, is a baniſhed man.
- 1760 , Edmund Burke , “An Essay towards an Abridgment of the English History. [ … ] ”, in [ Walker King ], editor, The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke , new edition, volume X, London: [ … ] [ R. Gilbert ] for C [ harles ] and J [ ohn ] Rivington , [ … ] , published 1826 , →OCLC , book IIbook II, chapter V (Succession of Kings from Alfred to Harold ), page 309 : According to the mode of that time, he [ Cnut the Great ] made a pilgrimage to Rome, with a view to expiate the crimes, which paved his way to the throne; but he made a good use of this peregrination , and returned full of the observations he had made in the country, through which he had passed, which he turned to the benefit of his extensive dominions.
- 1670 , John Evelyn , “. Chapter XXV. Of the Cork, Ilex, Alaternus, Phyllyrea, Granad, Lentise, Myrtle, Jasmine, &c..”, in Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. [ … ] , 2nd edition, London: [ … ] Jo [ hn ] Martyn , and Ja [ mes ] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society , →OCLC , page 122 : By what I have touch’d in the Chapter of the Elms , concerning the peregrination of that Tree into Spain (where even in Plinie ’s time there were none, and where now they are in great abundance) why ſhould we not more generally endeavour to propagate the Ilex amongſt us; [ … ]
- 1711 August 10 (Gregorian calendar), [ Joseph Addison ], “ MONDAY, July 30, 1711 ”, in The Spectator , number 130 ; republished in Alexander Chalmers , editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, [ … ] , volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company , 1853 , →OCLC , page 190 : [O]ur linguist having received such extraordinary rudiments towards a good education, was afterwards trained up in every thing that becomes a gentleman; wearing off by little and little all the vicious habits and practices that he had been used to in the course of his peregrinations . The spelling has been modernized.
- 1818 July 25, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott ], “I. Being Introductory.”, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, [ … ] ( The Heart of Mid-Lothian ), volume I, Edinburgh: [ … ] [ James Ballantyne and Co. ] for Archibald Constable and Company , →OCLC , page 26 : [T]hey had made what might be received as one or two tolerable jests on the subject before they had advanced far on their peregrination .
- 1819 July 31 , Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving ], “The Art of Book Making”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. , number II, New York, N.Y.: [ … ] C. S. Van Winkle, [ … ] , →OCLC , pages 155–156 : Thus it has been my hap, in my peregrinations about this great metropolis, to blunder upon a scene which unfolded to me some of the mysteries of the book making craft, and at once put my astonishment on this head at an end.
- 1922 February, James Joyce , “[Episode 17: Ithaca ]”, in Ulysses , Paris: Shakespeare and Company , [ … ] , →OCLC , part III [ Nostos ], page 680 : Whence, disappearing from the constellation of the Northern Crown he would somehow reappear reborn above delta in the constellation of Cassiopeia and after incalculable eons of peregrination return an estranged avenger, a wreaker of justice on malefactors, a dark crusader, a sleeper awakened, with financial resources (by supposition) surpassing those of Rothschild or the silver king.
- ( uncountable ) Broad or systematic discussion of a subject ; ( countable ) an instance of this; a discourse . [from early 17th c.] Synonym: perambulation
- ( uncountable ) Straying from the main subject in speech or writing ; digression ; ( countable ) an instance of this. [from mid 20th c.] Synonym: perambulation
- ( uncountable , obsolete ) The state of living abroad temporarily ; sojourning ; ( countable ) an act of doing this; a sojourn . [17th–18th c.]
Related terms [ edit ]
- peregrinage ( rare )
- peregrinate
- peregrinating ( adjective , noun (rare) )
- peregrinator ( archaic )
- peregrinatory
- peregrine falcon
- peregrine hawk
- peregrinity
Translations [ edit ]
References [ edit ].
- ^ “ peregrināciǒun, n. ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan , 2007.
Further reading [ edit ]
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “ peregrination ”, in Online Etymology Dictionary .
Middle French [ edit ]
From Old French , from Latin peregrīnātiō ( “ journey ” ) , from peregrīnor ( “ sojourn ” ) .
peregrination f ( plural peregrinations )
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verb. per· e· gri· nate ˈper-ə-grə-ˌnāt. peregrinated; peregrinating. Synonyms of peregrinate. intransitive verb. : to travel especially on foot : walk. transitive verb. : to walk or travel over : traverse. peregrination.
noun [ C ] formal uk / ˌper.ə.ɡrɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / us / ˌper.ə.ɡrəˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. a long journey in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Journeys. adventure. break-journey. carpooling. circumnavigation. commuting. expedition. field trip. grand tour. jaunt. junket.
peregrination. / ( ˌpɛrɪɡrɪˈneɪʃən) /. noun. a voyage, esp an extensive one. the act or process of travelling. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
A peregrination is a long journey or period of wandering. Peregrination comes from the Latin peregrinari, which means “to travel abroad.” A peregrination is a journey or pilgrimage, especially one that's made on foot. This word typically applies to traveling for an extended period of time or over a great distance.
peregrination in American English. (ˌperɪɡrəˈneiʃən) noun. 1. travel from one place to another, esp. on foot. 2. a course of travel; journey. SYNONYMS 1, 2. trip, excursion, expedition. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Meaning of peregrination in English. peregrination. noun [ C ] formal us / ˌper.ə.ɡrəˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌper.ə.ɡrɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n /. Add to word list. a long trip in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
( countable) A journey or trip, especially by foot; also ( uncountable) journeying, travelling. [from mid 16th c.] ( figuratively) ( uncountable) Broad or systematic discussion of a subject; ( countable) an instance of this; a discourse. [from early 17th c.] Synonym: perambulation.