procession (redirected from processions)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" emanation, rise 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) forward motion, onward motion, progress, advancement, progression, advance 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

noun parade, train, march, file, column, motorcade, cavalcade, cortege

Translations

procession [prəˈsɛʃən] n → desfile m;

funeral procession → cortejo fúnebre

---

procession [prəˈsɛʃən] n → défilé m, cortège m;

funeral procession (on foot) → cortège funèbre;

(in cars) → convoi m mortuaire

---

procession [prəˈsɛʃən] process n → Umzug m, Prozession f;

wedding/funeral procession → Hochzeits-/Trauerzug m

---

procession [prəˈsɛʃən] n → processione f; corteo;

funeral procession → corteo funebre