procession Definition
pro·ces·sion (prō ses̸h′ən, prə-)
noun
- the act of proceeding, esp. in an orderly manner
- a number of persons or things moving forward, as in a parade, in an orderly, formal way
Etymology: OFr < L processio < procedere: see proceed
intransitive verb
Rare to go in a procession
procession Synonyms
procession Usage Examples
Converse of object
- lead: Within minutes three soldiers led a procession of six Chinese males.
- join: All the people for miles around joined the procession.
- accompany: The State shaman did not accompany the procession downstream, leaving the escort of the spirit rafts with their grisly freight to his assistant.
- watch: In the time of Edward III the royal family watched processions in Cheapside from a balcony on the tower of St Mary's.
- organize: During the 19th century there were at least 2 groups who organized processions at this season.
Preposition: through
street: Once a year all these holy relics are carried in procession through the streets of Milan.
Adjective modifier
- triumphal: Look at verse 14: thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ.
- funeral: The funeral procession of Edward VII, location unknown in London, drawn by naval ratings.
- solemn: Then, entered, or exited, should I say, the solemn procession of the Choir to the crossing.
- ceremonial: DI Michael joined a ceremonial procession through the grand squares of Sir Christopher Wren's baroque masterpiece on the banks of the Thames.
- bridal: We parked and joined the bridal procession forming up behind the fiddler outside the farm gate.
- ghostly: It is often said that ghostly processions and spectral monks dressed in white habits haunt the track.
Noun used with modifier
- torchlight: All the pilgrims in Lourdes are invited to come together for a torchlight procession, singing along.
- torchlit: A Word From The Chairman Rye Bonfire and torchlit procession has become one of the great family events in the local calendar.
- offertory: The church officers organize the offertory procession and take the collection, these are ministries of service to the whole parish family.
- candlelit: Held during the sixth full moon of the lunar calendar, it involves chanting, sermons and a candlelit procession to the wat.
- daimyo: A daimyo procession placed in the center, the composition of this picture is symmetrical.
- carnival: The main event is the carnival procession which takes place annually on the last Saturday of September.
Possessives
daimyo: View from underneath the bridge over the Yahagi River, across which a daimyo's procession is passing.
Preposition: in
honor: The celebration is rounded off by a boat blessing ceremony and a torchlit procession in honor of the Virgin Mary.
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