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Meaning of 'procession' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Procession [ n.]
- The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.
- That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.
- An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without.
- An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
2 . Procession [ v. i.]
- To march in procession.
- To honor with a procession.
3 . Procession [ v. t.]
- To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands.

Meaning of 'procession' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . procession [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
Example in sentence:
  • processions were forbidden
Meaning (2):
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Example in sentence:
  • the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son;
  • the emanation of the Holy Spirit;
  • the rising of the Holy Ghost

Nearby Words:

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