procession
the act of moving along or 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.
to go in procession.
Origin of procession
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How to use procession in a sentence
Every half-hour, one doctor said, a funeral procession rumbled toward the cemetery.
The Amazonian city that hatched the Brazil variant has been crushed by it | Terrence McCoy, Heloísa Traiano | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostAmericans have now become deeply familiar with this civics lesson, one that features members of the House striding slowly through the hall as though they are part of a funeral procession.
I will be pleased to not join what looks like a funeral procession in the mall parking lot of people trying to find parking spaces.
Okay, so maybe we don’t miss everything about holiday travel | Liz Langley | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostWhat followed was a procession of hateful attacks like the one Paul experienced.
The occasion of their procession is hypothetically related to the celebration of peace.
Reconstruction of Ara Pacis – The ‘Altar of Peace’ in Rome | Dattatreya Mandal | April 25, 2020 | Realm of History
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.
Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC | M.L. Nestel | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe NYPD Emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis group was far larger, its procession stretching out over two to three city blocks and numbering more than a hundred.
‘They Let Him Off?’ Scenes from NYC in Disbelief | Jacob Siegel | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne depicts a procession of figures wearing both Mayan and Spanish garb, some holding what appear to be human hearts.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance | The Daily Beast | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLet me illustrate: Last week, month, or year you saw a military procession pass along the streets.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The mode of procession was a little out of the common order of such affairs; but so was the marriage.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodHundreds of soldiers already lined the streets to keep the crowd back out of the way of the procession.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThe procession made its way slowly towards the river, three quarters of a mile to the east.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThey made an odd procession as they marched out of the hall, under the sullen eyes of the baulked cut-throats and their mistress.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for procession
/ (prəˈsɛʃən) /
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
(intr) rare to go in procession
Origin of procession
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