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procession
[ pruh-sesh-uhn ]
noun
- the act of moving along or proceeding proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- the line or body of persons or things moving along in such a manner.
- Ecclesiastical. an office, litany, etc., said or sung in a religious procession.
- Theology. the emanation of the Holy Spirit from the Father and later, in the Western Church, from the Son: distinguished from the “generation” of the Son and the “unbegottenness” of the Father.
- the act of coming forth from a source.
verb (used without object)
- to go in procession.
procession
/ prəˈsɛʃən /
noun
- the act of proceeding in a regular formation
- a group of people or things moving forwards in an orderly, regular, or ceremonial manner
- a hymn, litany, etc, sung in a procession
- Christianity the emanation of the Holy Spirit
verb
- rare.intr to go in procession
Word History and Origins
Origin of procession1
Word History and Origins
Origin of procession1
Example Sentences
The procession continued on to the Cypress Hill Cemetery, where Ramos was buried the week before.
They repeated that several times and before the procession moved on.
The NYPD Emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.
This group was far larger, its procession stretching out over two to three city blocks and numbering more than a hundred.
One depicts a procession of figures wearing both Mayan and Spanish garb, some holding what appear to be human hearts.
Let me illustrate: Last week, month, or year you saw a military procession pass along the streets.
The mode of procession was a little out of the common order of such affairs; but so was the marriage.
Hundreds of soldiers already lined the streets to keep the crowd back out of the way of the procession.
The procession made its way slowly towards the river, three quarters of a mile to the east.
They made an odd procession as they marched out of the hall, under the sullen eyes of the baulked cut-throats and their mistress.
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