ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin peregrination-, peregrinatio, from peregrinatus (past. participle of peregrinari ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : an act of traveling or traversing
stopped a moment in his peregrination of the room — J.C.Snaith
especially : foreign travel
b. : an excursion especially on foot or to a foreign country : journey , travel — usually used in plural
his anthropological peregrinations took him into the hylean Amazon
desire to promote national sentiment through the peregrinations of the Supreme Court justices maintained the circuit riding system — Felix Frankfurter
built great boats for his posthumous peregrinations — J.D.Hillaby
c. obsolete
(1) : a stay in a foreign country : sojourn , exile
(2) : the period of man's life on earth
pray that God would pour down upon us graces for our peregrination here — John Donne
2. : a widely ranging discourse or treatment
an unevenly rambling intellectual peregrination — Jacob Hammer