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noun

Journey n. (pl. journeys)

1.

The travel or work of a day. (Obs.) "We have yet large day, for scarce the sun Hath finished half his journey."

2.

Travel or passage from one place to another, especially one covering a large distance or taking a long time. "The good man... is gone a long journey."

3.

Hence: (figurative), A passage through life, or a passage through any significant experience, or from one state to another. "We must all have the same journey's end."

4.

The distance that is traveled in a journey (2), or the time taken to complete a journey (2); as, it's a two-day journey from the oasis into Cairo by camel; from Mecca to Samarkand is quite a journey.

Synonyms: Tour; excursion; trip; expedition; pilgrimage; jaunt. Journey, Tour, Excursion, Pilgrimage. The word journey suggests the idea of a somewhat prolonged traveling for a specific object, leading a person to pass directly from one point to another. In a tour, we take a roundabout course from place to place, more commonly for pleasure, though sometimes on business. An excursion is usually a brief tour or trip for pleasure, health, etc. In a pilgrimage we travel to a place hallowed by our religions affections, or by some train of sacred or tender associations. A journey on important business; the tour of Europe; an excursion to the lakes; a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

verb

Journey v. t. To traverse; to travel over or through. (R.) "I journeyed many a land."

Journey v. i. (past & past part. journeyed; pres. part. journeying) To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance. "Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south."

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Etymology of 'Journey'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Journey" Quotes from Famous Books

... was readily apparent in the armed forces throughout his administration. In 1955, for example, a black veteran called the President's attention to the plight of black soldiers, part of an integrated group, who were denied service in an Alabama airport and left unfed throughout their long journey. Answering for the President, Maxwell M. Rabb, Secretary to the Cabinet, reaffirmed Eisenhower's dedication to equal opportunity but added that it was not in the scope of the President's authority "to intervene in matters which are of local or state-wide concern and ...

— Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 • Morris J. MacGregor Jr.

... the start of their journey had Melissy broken silence, save to answer, in few words as possible, the questions put to her by the outlaw. Yet her silence had not been sullenness. It had been the barrier which she had set up between them—one which he could not break down ...

— Brand Blotters • William MacLeod Raine

... they were nearing London, on the following afternoon, that Catherine awoke from a lethargy during which she had spent the greater portion of the journey. From her place in the corner seat of the compartment in which they had been undisturbed since leaving Wells, she studied her companion through half-closed eyes. Julian was reading an article in one of the Reviews and ...

— The Devil's Paw • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... "perhaps another doctor could think of some other remedy. Could you bear the journey to Newcastle! If we went there, it is possible that some of the great physicians could do you good. ...

— Grace Darling - Heroine of the Farne Islands • Eva Hope

... archers civilly lead Jean to his dungeon. Jean was tired and sleepy. He fell asleep at once on the straw. They told him he would have to get up early the next morning, in time for a long, cold journey. The gallows, they added, ...

— Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches • Maurice Baring

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