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Definition of Procession
1. Noun. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. "The doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
Category relationships: Theological System, Theology
Generic synonyms: Inception, Origin, Origination
Derivative terms: Rise
2. Noun. The group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation. "Processions were forbidden"
Specialized synonyms: Convoy, Caravan, Train, Wagon Train, Cavalcade, March, Motorcade, Parade, Cortege, Recession, Recessional
3. Noun. The act of moving forward (as toward a goal).
Generic synonyms: Motion, Move, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Push, Career, Life History, March, Clear Sailing, Easy Going, Plain Sailing, Leapfrog
Derivative terms: Advance, Advance, Advance, Advance, Advance, Proceed, Progress, Progress
Antonyms: Retreat
Definition of Procession
1. n. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.
2. v. t. To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands.
3. v. i. To march in procession.
4. v. i. To honor with a procession.
Definition of Procession
1. Noun. The act of progressing or proceeding ¹
2. Noun. A group of people or things moving along in an orderly manner, especially if doing so slowly and formally ¹
3. Noun. A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time) ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To take part in a procession ¹
5. Verb. (transitive dated) To honour with a procession ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Procession
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Procession
Literary usage of Procession
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"After the verse "Sancta Maria" the procession begins to move. ... If the procession
is held, the Rogation Mass is obligatory, and no notice is taken of ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The one was the procession to the ''Station", the other the solemn entry of ...
As the procession moved along to the stational church where Mass was to be ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The one was the procession to the ''Station", the other the solemn entry of the
... A good description of the stational procession is given in the St. Amand ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The one was the procession to the "Station", the other the solemn entry of the
... A good description of the stational procession is given in the St. Л it ..."
5. Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship by Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Neumann Sverdrup (1898)
"Fifth in the procession came the mate, with the Norwegian arms on a red background
... The procession was followed by the public dressed in their best—viz., ..."
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