Protopilgrimage

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A journey or quest that predates or approaches being a pilgrimage.

    "Thus, Charlemagne's protopilgrimage brings him to a protosanctuary where the hero's body is already almost a statue,"

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"Thus, Charlemagne's protopilgrimage brings him to a protosanctuary where the hero's body is already almost a statue,"

Etymology

From proto- + pilgrimage.

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