English Explanatory Dictionary

pilgrim's progress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A morally or spiritually testing journey, often filled with obstacles, learning experiences, and eventual transformation or enlightenment.
  2. Any slow, difficult, dour or funless journey.
  3. Moral, spiritual, meaningful, or redemptive progress.

Word forms

pilgrim's progress

Etymology

Referring to the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, 1678, by John Bunyan.

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