Meaning of procession in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /prəˈsɛʃən/

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  1. Noun

    procession

    Etymology

    late Old English, via Old French from Latin processio(n-), from procedere‘move forward’ (see proceed)

    Definitions

    1. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

    Examples

    • « 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 »

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  2. 2. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation

    Examples

    • « processions were forbidden »
  3. 3. the act of moving forward toward a goal

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns. »
    Mary Antin
  • « Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar. »
    George Eliot

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