procession in English dictionary

  • procession

    Meanings and definitions of "procession"

    • The act of progressing or proceeding
    • A group of people or things moving along in an orderly manner, especially if doing so slowly and formally
    • A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time)
    • (intransitive) To take part in a procession
    • noun
      The act of progressing or proceeding.
    • noun
      A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
    • noun
      A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
    • noun
      (ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural)
      Litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To take part in a procession
    • verb
      (transitive, dated)
      To honour with a procession.
    • verb
      (transitive, law, US, North Carolina and Tennessee)
      To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
    • act of progressing or proceeding
    • group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner
    • A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line.
    • noun
      a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival.
      "a funeral procession"
    • noun
      (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
    • noun
      the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
    • noun
      the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"

    Synonyms of "procession" in English dictionary

    progression, origination, onward motion are the top synonyms of "procession" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of procession

    • procession ( third-person singular simple present processions, present participle processioning, simple past and past participle processioned)
    • procession ( plural  processions)
    • procession (plural processions)
    • procession (third-person singular simple present processions, present participle processioning, simple past and past participle processioned)
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