Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner.
- noun The movement of such a group.
- noun Theology Origination; emanation.
- intransitive verb To form or go in a procession.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To go in procession.
- To treat or beset with processions.
- In some of the American colonies, to go about in order to settle the boundaries of, as land. The term is still used in North Carolina and Tennessee. Compare
to beat the bounds , under bound. - noun The act of proceeding or issuing forth or from anything.
- noun A succession of persons walking, or riding on horseback or in vehicles, in a formal march, or moving with ceremonious solemnity.
- noun An office, form of worship, hymn, litany, etc., said or sung by a number of persons advancing with a measured and uniform movement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Law), Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee). To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands.
- intransitive verb rare To march in procession.
- noun The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.
- noun That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue
- noun (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.
- noun (Eccl.) An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
- noun 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.
- noun a name for Rogation week, when processions were made; Cross-week.
- intransitive verb rare To honor with a procession.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
progressing orproceeding - noun A
group of people or things moving along in anorderly manner, especially if doing soslowly andformally - noun A number of things
happening insequence (inspace or intime ) - verb intransitive To take part in a procession
- verb transitive, dated To honour with a procession
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- noun (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Pope Serving at Supper: Conducted in procession from the northern transept, the Pope walks across the nave of St. Peter's to a stair which leads to a large apartment above the portico.
04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004 John 2004
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Performances, however, have improved since defeat at Everton last month and the Blackburn manager welcomes his side's billing as the sideshow to a title procession.
Stakes higher for Blackburn than Manchester United, says Steve Kean 2011
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The Morning Herald's description of the procession is an exact transcription of the stage directions of the published version of the play, and it raises questions which cut to the quick of this opera's relation to colonial politics (176).
Through Colonial Spectacles: the Irish Vizier and the Female-Knight in James Cobb 2000
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At the head of the procession is the Bible, then the Mace and the scales of justice.
Canada's Destiny 1940
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This paper gathered that the party members have planned what they described as a procession amidst brass band music, signing and dancing to welcome Nana Akufo-Addo, who they consider to be their messiah.
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So I wanted to get this quality as opposed to depicting them as bunch solemn medieval monks in procession weighted down by their intellectual labors.
John Seed: John Nava: The Timelessness of Now John Seed 2010
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So I wanted to get this quality as opposed to depicting them as bunch solemn medieval monks in procession weighted down by their intellectual labors.
John Seed: John Nava: The Timelessness of Now John Seed 2010
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And the inaugural train procession will get first priority on the tracks.
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So I wanted to get this quality as opposed to depicting them as bunch solemn medieval monks in procession weighted down by their intellectual labors.
John Seed: John Nava: The Timelessness of Now John Seed 2010
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So I wanted to get this quality as opposed to depicting them as bunch solemn medieval monks in procession weighted down by their intellectual labors.
John Seed: John Nava: The Timelessness of Now John Seed 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word procession
"In some of the American colonies, to go about in order to settle the boundaries of, as land. The term is still used in North Carolina and Tennessee. Compare to beat the bounds, under bound."
--CD&C
May 17, 2012