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- Dictionarypro·ces·sion/prəˈseSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival: "a funeral procession" Similar
- 2. the emanation of the Holy Spirit.
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The meaning of PROCESSION is a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way. How to use procession in a sentence.
a line of people, vehicles, or objects moving forward in an organized manner, esp. as part of a ceremony: a funeral procession. processional. adjective [ not gradable ] us / prəˈseʃ·ə·n ə l / There was tight security along the processional route. (Definition of procession from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
noun. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) synonyms: advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, progress, progression. see more. noun. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation. “ processions were forbidden” see more. noun.
the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc. 2. the line or body of persons or things moving along in such a manner. 3. Ecclesiast. an office, litany, etc., said or sung in a religious procession. 4. Theology.
noun. /prəˈseʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a line of people or vehicles that move along slowly, especially as part of a ceremony; the act of moving in this way. a funeral procession. a torchlight procession. The procession made its way down the hill.
a line of people or vehicles that moves forward slowly as part of a ceremony or public event: a funeral procession.
