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procession Definition

pro·ces·sion (prō ses̸hən, prə-)

noun

  1. the act of proceeding, esp. in an orderly manner
  2. 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

n.

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.