The state of being or living abroad as a pilgrimPilgrim 1. In the New Testament and Christian thought, someone engaged in the Christian journey through life towards heaven. 2. Someone who journeys to holy places (such as biblical sites or shrines of the saints) to seek God's help, to give thanks, or as an act of penance. From the Latin peregrinusPeregrinus Latin peregrinus (per, through + ager, field, country, land). A foreigner, a stranger, one who is on a journey, a temporary resident. Used in the Vulgate to describe a traveller who makes a brief journey to a particular place or someone who settles for a short or long period in a foreign land or per, through ager, field, country, land