# pilgrim's progress

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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