Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 Pilger
, 🇪🇸 peregrino
, 🇮🇹 pellegrino
, 🇵🇹 peregrino
, 🇨🇳 朝圣者
, 🇯🇵 巡礼者
, 🇰🇷 순례자
, 🇸🇦 مرآب
, 🇮🇳 परिक्रमा करने वाला
Usage Examples
- Le pèlerin a marché pendant des kilomètres pour atteindre le sanctuaire.
- Dans la petite ville, le pèlerin cherchait un hébergement pour la nuit.
- Le livre raconte la vie d'un pèlerin qui traverse le désert.
Etymology
The French noun **pèlerin** comes from Old French *pereill*, which in turn is derived from Latin **peregrinus** meaning “foreigner, traveler.”
The Latin word is built from *pere-* “outside” + *grinus* (from the root *grī* “to walk, travel”), indicating a person who goes beyond his own borders.
In medieval usage the term gradually specialized to refer to a pilgrim undertaking a religious journey.
Antonyms
résident
habitant
local
domicilié
stationnaire
