Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage , noun
[Old English pilgrimage, pelgrinage; compare French pèlerinage.]
1.
The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Figuratively, the journey of human life. — Shakespeare
The days of the years of my pilgrimage.
2.
A tedious and wearisome time.
In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage.