Procession - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈseʃn|  American pronunciation of the word procession
Brit.  |prəˈseʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word procession

noun

- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (syn: emanation, rise)
the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
- the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
processions were forbidden
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (syn: advance, advancement, progress, progression)

Extra examples

There was a procession of children carrying candles.

The cars moved in procession to the cemetery.

They marched in procession to the Capitol building.

...after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside...

...a stately procession of bridesmaids holding small nosegays...

The boat which is to tail the procession.

The thought occurred to me as I was watching the procession.

Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery.

The festivities started with a procession through the town.

Nelson's funeral procession down the Thames

Jenny marched proudly at the head of the procession.

Congress could ban the procession altogether.

I'd avoid the city centre - there's some kind of procession on.

We saw the tail of the procession disappearing round the corner.

The whole town turned out to watch the procession.

Word forms

noun
singular: procession
plural: processions
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