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pro·ces·sion  (pr-sshn)
n.
1. The act of moving along or forward; progression.
2. Origination; emanation; rise.
3.
a. A group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner.
b. The movement of such a group.
4. An orderly succession: the procession of the seasons.
intr.v. pro·ces·sioned, pro·ces·sion·ing, pro·ces·sions
To form or go in a procession.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin prcessi, prcessin-, from Latin, an advance, from prcessus, past participle of prcdere, to advance; see proceed.]

procession
Noun
1. a line of people or vehicles moving forwards in an orderly or ceremonial manner
2. the act of proceeding in a regular formation [Latin processio a marching forwards]

Procession a group of people moving in an orderly state; a regular series; sequence or succession of things resembling a procession. See also cortège.
Examples: procession of stately aqueducts; of boats, 1839; of tradesman’s tools, 1688.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.procession - (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"
theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
2.procession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"
group action - action taken by a group of people
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
convoy - a procession of land vehicles traveling together
caravan, wagon train, train - a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"
cavalcade - a procession of people traveling on horseback
march - a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"
motorcade - a procession of people traveling in motor cars
parade - a ceremonial procession including people marching
cortege - a funeral procession
recessional, recession - the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
3.procession - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
career, life history - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
march - a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"
clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"
leapfrog - advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"

procession
Translations
Spanish procession [prəˈsɛʃən] ndesfile m;
funeral procession → cortejo fúnebre

French procession [prəˈsɛʃən] ndéfilé m, cortège m;
funeral procession (on foot) → cortège funèbre;
(in cars) → convoi m mortuaire

German procession [prəˈsɛʃən] process nUmzug m, Prozession f;
wedding/funeral procession → Hochzeits-/Trauerzug m

Italian procession [prəˈsɛʃən] nprocessione f; corteo;
funeral procession → corteo funebre

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