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by wickedwillie on March 21st, 2005

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What is the origin of the word "pilgrim"?

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  • by notmrjohn on March 30th, 2005

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    John Wayne, " The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" 1962
    Sorry, how about this- 'c.1200, pilegrim, from O.Fr. pelegrin (11c.), from L. peregrinus "foreigner," from peregre (adv.) "from abroad," from per- "beyond" + agri, locative case of ager "country" (see acre). Change of first -r- to -l- in Romance languages by dissimilation. Pilgrimage is c.1250. Pilgrim Fathers "English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony" is first found 1799 (they called themselves Pilgrims from c.1630, in allusion to Heb. xi.13). '-- That's from
    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pilgrim
    a great site you should check out, another great site is
    http://www.onelook.com/
    a dictionary that searches abot 1000 online dictionaries


    Specifically a pilgram is on a religious journey, theh from the Puritan Pilgrams who came to America it was used to mean anyone on a journey especially a long one to a new home. Especially the settlers who moved West in the US, that's where John Wayne's use of it came from, and if you wanta here him say it, Wull, pilgrim, ah think ya oughta mosey on over to this site-

    http://www.wavsource.com/movies/man_who_shot.htm

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