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procession
[ pruh-sesh-uhn ]
noun
- the act of moving along or proceeding 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.
verb (used without object)
- to go in procession.
procession
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
- 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
verb
- rare.intr to go in procession
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of procession1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of procession1
Example Sentences
The plan had been for them to take their seats earlier, and for Elizabeth II to lead a small procession of senior royals into the Abbey slightly later.
His funeral procession included a World War II Willys Jeep escort and a military aircraft flew over the Harris home in Compton, where he lived for more than 60 years.
And Marine Le Pen has been widely portrayed, with something close to certainty, as France's president-in-waiting, as the nation's most popular politician, cruelly robbed of her near-inevitable procession towards the Élysée Palace.
Waved in and out, however, was a constant procession of pickup trucks transporting investigators and forensic experts.
That would mean the procession of tankers which deliver aviation fuel to Edinburgh Airport can be maintained.
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What doesprocession mean?
A procession is a line of people or vehicles moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way.
A very common example is a funeral procession, which is the line of cars or people traveling together to a burial. A parade is another kind of procession.
Procession is the noun form of the verb process, meaning to proceed in or as if in a procession.
Example: The procession was so long that they had to block traffic so it could stay together.
Where doesprocession come from?
The first records of the word procession come from the 1100s. It comes from the Latin word ōō-, which refers to a religious procession and literally means “a marching on” or “a marching forward.” The verb process is in fact a back formation of procession—which means the word procession came first and the verb process formed from it.
Processions are usually at least somewhat formal, and they’re often seen at religious or other ceremonial gatherings. At graduations, students and faculty members often enter in a long procession. Similar processions are seen during religious ceremonies or events like weddings. Funeral processions allow mourners to stay together so that they can arrive at the burial site or other ceremony at the same time.
A fancy name for a ceremonial procession is cortege.
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What are some other forms related to procession?
- process (verb)
- processional (noun)
- processionary (adjective)
What are some synonyms for procession?
What are some words that share a root or word element with procession?
What are some words that often get used in discussing procession?
How isprocession used in real life?
Procession is perhaps most commonly used in the phrase funeral procession. It usually refers to something that’s formal and ceremonial.
REST IN PEACE, OFFICER GRANT: A police funeral procession is traveling across Springdale to Vineyard Church where Officer Kaia Grant will be laid to rest.
— WLWT (@WLWT)
FDR's funeral procession in front of White House, 75 years ago today:
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC)
Tonight's mourning parade. Her family drove their cars in procession behind the funeral van carrying her casket, and friends waited on sidewalks to wave and cheer. The last vehicle in the cortege was a pick-up, and friends were able to place flowers, cards, etc in the truck bed.
— Elizabeth Fournier (@elizfournier)
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At which of the following events might there be a procession?
A. funeral
B. wedding
C. graduation
D. all of the above
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