Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pilgrim
pilgrim, n. [Early ME pelegrim < L. peregrīn-um, one that comes from foreign parts, stranger < per, through + ager, field, country, land.] (webplay: country, far, journey, place).
Stranger; foreigner; wanderer; wayfarer; traveler; sojourner; one in search of a safe haven.
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