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/prəsˈɛʃən/ /proʊsˈɛʃən/ Listen

noun

Procession n.

1.

The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course. "That the procession of their life might be" "More equable, majestic, pure, and free."

2.

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. "Here comes the townsmen on procession."

3.

(Eccl.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without.

4.

pl. (Eccl.) An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.

Procession of the Holy Ghost, a theological term applied to the relation of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son, the Eastern Church affirming that the Spirit proceeds from the Father only, and the Western Church that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.

Procession week, a name for Rogation week, when processions were made; Cross-week.

verb

Procession v. t. (Law) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands. (Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).) "To procession the lands of such persons as desire it."

Procession v. i. To march in procession. (R.)

Procession v. i. To honor with a procession. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Procession'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Procession" Quotes from Famous Books

... are bestowed is beyond the reach of earthly voices? The ancients crowned the live animal they selected as the sacrifice for their altars; it saw the garlands of flowers which were laid on its head, and the stately procession which accompanied it, and heard the music ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863 • Various

... clouds of smoke and gloating over this fact when the door opened, admitting a bull-terrier, a bull-dog, and in the wake of the procession a girl in ...

— The Intrusion of Jimmy • P. G. Wodehouse

... impression of a throng. They are much in the papers, their steam yachts loom large on the waters, they divorce quickly and often, they buy the most egregious, old masters. By such more or less innocent ostentations, a handful stretches into a procession, much as a dozen sprightly supernumeraries will keep up an endless defile of Macduff's army on the tragic stage. Let us admit that some of the great wealth is more or less foolishly and harmfully spent; my subject is not bank accounts, but people; ...

— The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 • Various

... all the white flowers were soaked. Annie gripped his arm and leaned forward. Down below she saw a dark corner of William's coffin. The oak box sank steadily. She was gone. The rain poured in the grave. The procession of black, with its umbrellas glistening, turned away. The cemetery was deserted under the ...

— Sons and Lovers • David Herbert Lawrence

... the barbarian with his sword; but his fortune was tardier than his spirit; for the other smote him back, and he fell dead under the force of the first blow. Thus he was a sorry sight unto the Danes, but the Slavs granted their triumphant comrade a great procession, and received him with splendid dances. On the morrow the same man, whether he was elated with the good fortune of his late victory, or was fired with the wish to win another, came close to the enemy, and set to girding at them in the words of his former challenge. For, supposing that ...

— The Danish History, Books I-IX • Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")

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