Spr lica: pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

a visit to a place that is considered special, where you go to show respect, special journey made by a pilgrim

Pilgrim

a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons

Reflect

to think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions

Journey

the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle, 
a set of experiences that someone has over a period of time, especially when they change the person in some way

Retreat

to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation

Custom

a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time

Commemorate

to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building

Dedication

the willingness to give a lot of time and energy to something because it is important

memorial

an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honour a famous person or event

Experience

(the process of getting) knowledge or skill that is obtained from doing, seeing, or feeling things, or something that happens which has an effect on you

Goal

an aim or purpose

Accomplishment

something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort

Adventure

an unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous activity, such as a trip or experience, or the excitement produced by such an activity

Traditional

following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time without changing

Destination

the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken,worth making a special journey for

Momento

Rite

ceremonious, religious acts that usually take place in a certain order

Achieve

to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort

Spiritual

relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs

Sacred

considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god

Expedition

an organized journey for a particular purpose

Trip

a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again

Habit

something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it

Search

to look somewhere carefully in order to find something

Religious

relating to religion, having a strong belief in a god or gods

Story

a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events

Legend

a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories, not always true, that people tell about a famous event or person

Principled

always behaving in an honest and moral way

Connotation

a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation

Denotation

the main meaning of a word, not including the feelings or ideas that people may connect with the word

Eager

wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable

Featured

a typical quality or an important part of something

Veterans

someone who has been in the armed forces during a war

Courageous

being brave, not showing any signs of fear

Demonstrations

the act of showing someone how to do something, or how something works, a way of expressing a feeling or a quality

Healing

the process of becoming well again, especially after a cut or other injury, or of making someone well again,

the process in which a bad situation or painful emotion ends or improves

Haunt

to cause repeated suffering or anxiety

Reconcile

to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together:

Responsibility

something that it is your job or duty to deal with

Forgive

to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something

Courage

the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation

Bravery

not showing signs of fear, being confident, fearless

Remember

to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory, to hold a special ceremony to honour a past event or someone who has died

Authentic

being what it is claimed to be; genuine, something real

Well

known

Invasion

an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country

Capture

taking something into your possession, especially by force

Defenders

someone who protects a place against attack, or who believes in and supports a person, idea, plan

Aussies

Australian, australian person

Kiwis

Nickname for New Zealanders.

Onlookers

someone who watches something that is happening in a public place but is not involved in it

Carved

to cut into a hard material in order to make something

Cove

a curved part of a coast that partly surrounds an area of water

Troops

soldiers on duty in large group

Commitment

willingness to give your time and energy to a job, activity, or something that you believe in

Paramount

more important that anything else

Propaganda

information or ideas that are spread by an organized group or government to influence people’s opinions

Enlist

to join armed forces

Discomfort

a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally

Sheer

used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is

Modest

not large in size or amount, or not expensive

Secular

not having any connection with religion, non religious

Revival

a time when interest in religion starts again in a stronger way than before, or a meeting or series of meetings organized to encourage this to happen

Medieval

related to middle ages

Substantially

to large degree, general

Coveted

strongly desired by many people

Picturesque

(especially of a place) attractive in appearance, especially in an old

Paved

to cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface of pieces of stone, concrete, or bricks

Agenda

a list of aims or possible future achievements

Goods

thing for sale, or things that you own

Commune

a group of families or single people who live and work together sharing possessions and responsibilities, comunnal

Challenge

the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a person's ability, an action to acquire something that is hard to achieve

Believe

to think that something is true, correct, or real

Dormitories

a large room containing many beds, for example in a boarding school

Baptist

a member of a Christian group that believes that baptism should not happen until a person is old enough to ask for it and to understand its meaning, baptism (chrzest)

Motivation

the need or reason for doing something and enthusiasm for doing sth

Acceptance

general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in a group, agreeing on a harmful event

Ramadan

the ninth month in the Islamic year, during which Muslims take no food or drink during the day from the time the light from the sun appears in the morning until the sun can no longer be seen in the evening

Dissimilar

diverse, different, the opposite of similar

Cross

cultural

holy

very religious and pure, related to religion

Muslims

a person who follows the religion of Islam

Catholics

Pearson who follows christian religion

Satisfaction

a pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do

Defined

to say what the meaning of something, especially a word

Ultimate

most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst

Estate

a large area of land

Racquetball

a game played in an enclosed playing area between two or four people who use rackets to hit a small rubber ball against a wall

Trophy

something used as a symbol of success, a prize

Memorabilia

objects that are collected because they are connected with a person or event that is thought to be very interesting

Charitable

giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or to organizations that exist to provide good things for the public such as education or art

Endeavors

an effort or attempt to do something

Meditation

the act of giving your attention to only one thing, either as a religious activity or as a way of becoming calm and relaxed

Display

to arrange something or a collection of things so that it can be seen by the public, to show something

Exhibit

to show something publicly, for example object in the museum shown to people

Assembled

to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group, join separate parts

Purpose

the reason or thing why you do something or why something exists

general

involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as a unit

Hajj

the religious journey to Mecca that all Muslims try to make at least once in their life