Pilgrimage vs Circumambulation - What's the difference?
pilgrimage | circumambulation |
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
(by extension) A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
To go on a pilgrimage.
As nouns the difference between pilgrimage and circumambulation
is that pilgrimage is a journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey while circumambulation is the act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.As a verb pilgrimage
is to go on a pilgrimage.pilgrimage
English
(wikipedia pilgrimage)Noun
(en noun)- In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.
- Each year we made a pilgrimage to New York City to visit the pub where we all first met.