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procession

UK
/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/
US
/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/

Translations

processionnoun
processions
pl
UK
/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/
US
/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/
The wedding procession made its way slowly down the aisle.
La procession de mariage avançait lentement dans l’allée.
Additional translations
défiléSurtout pour une suite ordonnée de personnes, de véhicules ou d’objets.
Synonyms
march
file
line
train
caravan
procession
cortege
parade
processionverb
processioned
Past Simple
processioned
Past Participle
processioning
Gerund
Rare, chiefly regional or formal.
processionnerVerbe rare, surtout dans un registre religieux ou cérémoniel.
The monks processioned silently around the cloister.
Les moines processionnaient en silence autour du cloître.
Synonyms
walk
escort
walk in procession
move along
advance
proceed
file
parade
march
process
processionadjective
UK
/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/
US
/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/
Used attributively to modify another noun, relating to or intended for a procession.
processionnelSurtout dans un contexte cérémoniel ou religieux.
The council approved the procession route through the old town.
Le conseil a approuvé l’itinéraire processionnel à travers la vieille ville.

Definitions

processionnoun
A group of individuals moving along in an orderly, often ceremonial way.
The wedding procession made its way slowly down the aisle.
The act of moving forward in a formal, orderly manner, often as part of a ceremony.
The graduation procession was led by the university's president.
A continuous forward movement or sequence of people or things.
The procession of cars stretched for miles along the highway.
In Christian theology, the emanation of the Holy Spirit from the Father (and, in Western theology, the Son).
The debate over the Holy Spirit's procession was central to the schism between the Eastern and Western Churches.
processionverb
To move or walk forward in an organized, ceremonial line.
The monks processioned silently around the cloister.
processionadjective
Relating to or intended for a procession (used before a noun).
The council approved the procession route through the old town.
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