pilgrim A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on Pilgrimage, a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the a ...

is one who undertakes a religious journey or pilgrimage. Pilgrim(s) or The Pilgrim(s) may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Film, television, radio and the stage

* ''The Pilgrim'' (1923 film), a silent film by Charlie Chaplin * ''The Pilgrims'' (film), a 1924 film directed by

Edwin L. Hollywood Edwin L. Hollywood (October 9, 1892 – May 15, 1958) was an American actor and film director. He was born in New York City. Hollywood was in charge of Vitagraph's film unit that starred Harry Morey. He died in Glendale, California. Filmog ...

* ''The Pilgrim'' (2014 film), a biographical film about Paulo Coelho * ''Pilgrim'' (film), a 2000 film starring Ray Liotta * Pilgrim Pictures, two 20th-century film production companies *

Pilgrim Media Group Pilgrim Media Group (also known as Pilgrim Studios) is a television production company based in North Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1997 by Craig Piligian. It is best known for producing reality television shows for the Discovery Channel. ...

, an American television production company *

Pilgrim Radio Pilgrim Radio is a network of radio stations broadcasting a Christian Radio format. Pilgrim Radio's programming includes interviews with Christian leaders, discussion of current events/issues, news, a book-reading program, and Biblically-based t ...

, a network of radio stations broadcasting a Christian Radio format, covering parts of the Western United States * Pilgrims, a fictional ethnic group in the film ''

Wing Commander Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the British Royal Air Force and air forces of many countries which have historical ...

'' * "The Pilgrim" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), a television episode * Pilgrim (Arrowverse), a character from the American television series ''Legends of Tomorrow'' * "Pilgrim" (''Into the Dark''), an episode of the first season of ''Into the Dark'' * ''The Pilgrim'' (play), a 1621 play by John Fletcher * ''Pilgrim'' (Baczkiewicz), a series of radio dramas written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Music

Performers

* Pilgrims (band), a Spanish funk-rock band * The Pilgrims (band), an American alternative rock band * Pilgrim, a jazz combo fronted by saxophonist Christoph Irniger

Albums

* ''Pilgrim'' (Eric Clapton album), 1998 * ''The Pilgrim'' (Shaun Davey album), 1983 * ''The Pilgrim'' (Marty Stuart album), 1999 * ''The Pilgrim'' (Owen Campbell album), 2013 * ''Pilgrim'', by

Barry McGuire Barry McGuire (born October 15, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter primarily known for his 1965 hit " Eve of Destruction". Later he would pioneer as a singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian music. Early life McGuire was born in O ...

, 1989 * ''Pilgrim'', by

Ruthie Henshall Valentine Ruth Henshall (born 7 March 1967), known professionally as Ruthie Henshall, is an English actress, singer and dancer, known for her work in musical theatre. She began her professional stage career in 1986, before making her West End d ...

* ''The Pilgrim'', by

Joey Molland Joseph Charles Molland (born 21 June 1947, Edge Hill, Liverpool) is an English songwriter and rock guitarist whose recording career spans five decades. He is best known as a member of Badfinger, the most successful of the acts he performed wit ...

, 1992 * ''The Pilgrim'', by

Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin (born May 2, 1948) is an American country and Southern gospel singer and songwriter. As part of a trio with his younger brothers Steve and Rudy, he achieved considerable success within the country music genre, performing on 3 ...

, 1973

Songs

* "Pilgrim" (Eric Clapton song), 1998 * "Pilgrim" (MØ song), 2013 * "Pilgrim", by Uriah Heep from '' Sweet Freedom'', 1973 * "Pilgrim", by Scott Walker from ''

Bish Bosch ''Bish Bosch'' is the fourteenth and final solo studio album by American singer Scott Walker. It was released on 3 December 2012 on 4AD. Walker described it as the final installment in a trilogy that also includes ''Tilt'' (1995) and ''The Drif ...

'', 2012 * "Pilgrim", by Steve Earle from ''

The Mountain The Mountain (french: La Montagne) was a political group during the French Revolution. Its members, called the Montagnards (), sat on the highest benches in the National Convention. They were the most radical group and opposed the Girondins. Th ...

'', 1999 * "Pilgrims", by Widespread Panic from ''

Everyday Everyday or Every Day may refer to: Books * ''Every Day'' (novel), by David Levithan, 2012 Film * ''Every Day'' (2010 film), an American comedy-drama starring Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt * ''Everyday'' (film), a 2012 British drama direct ...

'', 1993 * "The Pilgrim", by Iron Maiden from '' A Matter of Life and Death'', 2006 * "The Pilgrim", by Sam Roberts from ''

Love at the End of the World ''Love at the End of the World'' is the third full-length album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts. The album was first released in Canada on May 20, 2008, in the Netherlands on September 19, in the UK on October 13, and in the US on Februa ...

'', 2008 * "The Pilgrim", by Wishbone Ash from ''

Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...

'', 1971 * "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33", by Kris Kristofferson from ''

The Silver Tongued Devil and I ''The Silver Tongued Devil and I'' is the second studio album recorded by singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson. It was produced by Fred Foster, released in July 1971 on Monument Records and followed his critically acclaimed debut '' Kristofferson' ...

'', 1971

In print

* ''Pilgrim'' (Douglass novel) (1998) * ''Pilgrim'' (Findley novel) (1999) * ''Pilgrims'' (short story collection), a short story collection by Elizabeth Gilbert * ''The Pilgrim'', a periodical begun in 1870 associated with the

Old Brethren The history of the Old Brethren Church dates back to Germany in 1708, when the Schwarzenau Brethren were formed in Berleburg under the leadership of Alexander Mack. Soon they moved to Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution in Europe. As the ...

* ''The Pilgrim'', a 2010 two-issue comic book limited series published by

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recog ...

Billy Pilgrim ''Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death'' is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to h ...

, a fictional character in Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' *

Scott Pilgrim ''Scott Pilgrim'' is a series of graphic novels by Canadian author and comic book artist Bryan Lee O'Malley. The series is about Scott Pilgrim, a slacker and part-time musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario, and plays bass ‍in a band. He fal ...

, a fictional character in Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel series * ''Pilgrim'', a fictional ship in the novel ''

Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen ''Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen'' (french: Un capitaine de quinze ans) is a Jules Verne novel published in 1878. It deals primarily with the issue of slavery, and the African slave trade by other Africans in particular. Several adaptations were ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* ''The Pilgrim'' (Marini), a 1939 bronze sculpture by Marino Marini * ''The Pilgrim'', a painting by

René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and bounda ...

* ''Pilgrim'' (video game), a 1986 text adventure * ''Pilgrims'' (video game), a 2019 point-and-click adventure

Churches

Pilgrim Baptist Church Pilgrim Baptist Church is a historic church located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The landmarked building was originally constructed for a synagogue, Kehilath Anshe Ma'arav. The church is notable both as an architectural landmar ...

, Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places * Pilgrim Baptist Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota), United States, on the National Register of Historic Places * Pilgrim Congregational Church (disambiguation) * Pilgrim Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places

Education

United States

The Pilgrim Academy The Pilgrim Academy is a private Christian school located in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. Founded by Dr. Warren Allem in 1971, the school teaches children from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school is accredited by the American Associa ...

, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey *

Pilgrim High School Pilgrim High School (also known as Pilgrim, or PHS) is a suburban high school in the Pilgrim Park neighborhood of Warwick, Rhode Island. The school is single-storied and features multiple hallways for specific subjects. Multiple renovations occur ...

, Warwick, Rhode Island * Pilgrim Lutheran School, Chicago, Illinois * Pilgrim Bible College and Central Pilgrim College, now

Oklahoma Wesleyan University Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) is a private university of the Wesleyan church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In 2018, the school had 1006 undergraduate students, with approximately 600 of those on its main campus in Bartlesville. History Okl ...

Elsewhere

* Pilgrim Theological College, Australia *

The Pilgrims' School The Pilgrims' School is a leading boys' preparatory school and cathedral school in the cathedral city of Winchester, Hampshire, England. The school is renowned for sending their students to the nearby Winchester College, Eton College and other ...

, a boys' preparatory school and cathedral school in Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester, Hampshire, England

Sports

Football

* Pilgrims F.C., a London-based side which entered the FA Cup during the 1870s and 1880s * The Pilgrims F.C., an early 1900s touring side, which twice visited the United States * Pilgrims F.C., an American side that competed in the 1923–24 National Challenge Cup *

Boston United F.C. Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known a ...

, an English football club nicknamed "The Pilgrims" *

Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

, an English football club nicknamed "The Pilgrims"

Other sports

* Pilgrims, an early nickname of the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

baseball team * Pilgrim Lacrosse League, a former NCAA Division III men's college lacrosse conference in Massachusetts, United States *

Pilgrim Stakes The Pilgrim Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of miles on the turf track scheduled annually in late September at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently offers a purse of $200, ...

, a Thoroughbred horserace run annually at Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, United States

People

* Pilgrim (surname) * Pilgrim (given name) *

Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony) The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who came to North America on the ''Mayflower'' and established the Plymouth Colony in what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts, named after the final departure port of Plymo ...

, English settlers who came to North America on the ''Mayflower'' * The Pilgrim, a pen name of Australian journalist Theodore Argles (c. 1851–1886) *

List of people known as the Pilgrim "The Pilgrim" is an epithet associated with pilgrimage to the Holy Land: * Bernard the Pilgrim (), Frankish monk who wrote a travelogue * Daniel the Traveller (), also known as Daniel the Pilgrim, first travel writer from the Kievan Rus * Maenghal ...

Places in the United States

* Pilgrim, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Pilgrim, Michigan Pilgrim is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a permanent population of 44. Pilgrim is located within Crystal Lake Township. Geograph ...

, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Pilgrim River, Michigan * Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri *

Pilgrim, Texas Pilgrim is an unincorporated community located in Gonzales County, Texas, United States and has an approximate population of sixty. Pilgrim is situated on land granted to Thomas J. Pilgrim by Stephen F. Austin. Pilgrim is located near a salt fl ...

, an unincorporated community *

Kruzgamepa River The Kruzgamepa River (or Pilgrim River) is a tributary of the Kuzitrin River on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river begins at Salmon Lake, elevation , and descends to above sea level at its mouth. In turn, the Kuzitrin ...

, Alaska, also known as the Pilgrim River

Aircraft

Fairchild 100 Pilgrim The Fairchild 100 Pilgrim is an American single-engined high-wing monoplane transport, and was one of a series of single-engine utility transports built by Fairchild Aircraft. Design and development The 100 was similar in design to the Fairchil ...

, a 1930s American monoplane transport *

Pilgrim 100-B N709Y Pilgrim 100-B N709Y is one of a few surviving aircraft from the early days of aviation in the history of Alaska. It is a single-engine aircraft, built as a Fairchild 100 Pilgrim in 1932 by the American Airplane & Engine Corporation, of a type w ...

, one of a few surviving aircraft from the early days of aviation in Alaska, built in 1932 * ''Pilgrim'', a Goodyear Blimp from 1925

Ships

* ''Pilgrim'' (brig), an American sailing brig, setting for Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s book ''Two Years Before the Mast'', and a modern replica * , a canal boat purchased to be sunk as a blockship in 1864 * , in commission from 1870 to 1871 * , a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919

Other uses

Pilgrim (sandwich) A Pilgrim or Puritan is a sandwich which has connotations with the American Pilgrim Fathers and Thanksgiving Day. It was a traditional way of using up leftover food from Thanksgiving Day and thus is composed essentially of bread slices or a Bap (b ...

, an American sandwich * ''Rosa'' 'The Pilgrim', a shrub rose cultivar *

Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, formerly known as Pilgrim State Hospital, is a state-run psychiatric hospital located in Brentwood, New York. Nine months after its official opening in 1931,the hospital's patient population was 2,018, as compared with ...

, Brentwood, New York, United States, a state-run psychiatric hospital *

Pilgrim Hospital Pilgrim Hospital is a hospital in the east of Lincolnshire on the A16, north of the town of Boston near the mini-roundabout with the A52. It is situated virtually on the Greenwich Meridian and adjacent to Boston High School. The fenland area ...

, Lincolnshire, England *

Pilgrim Award The Pilgrim Award is presented by the Science Fiction Research Association for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship. It was created in 1970 and was named after J. O. Bailey’s pioneering book '' Pilgrims Through Space ...

, an award presented for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship * Pilgrim (automobile), two 1910s American car marques * Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar, struck by the United States Mint in 1920 and 1921 * Operation Pilgrim, a British Second World War planned but never implemented operation to seize the Canary Islands *

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) is a decommissioned nuclear power plant A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to genera ...

, Massachusetts, United States *

Pilgrim Pipeline The Pilgrim Pipeline was a planned 178-mile pipeline that would deliver up to 200,000 barrels of crude oil and other fuel products per day from Albany, New York to coastal Linden, New Jersey on the Arthur Kill. By 2021, the Pilgrim Pipelines Hold ...

, a planned but never built pipeline from Albany, New York, to Linden, New Jersey, United States