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procession

/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/

processionnoun

processions

/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/

Translations

procession

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

processionverb

processioned

Past Simple

processioned

Past Participle

processioning

ing-form

Rare, chiefly regional or formal.

Translations

processionnerVerbe rare, surtout dans un registre religieux ou cérémoniel.

The monks processioned silently around the cloister.

Les moines processionnaient en silence autour du cloître.

Definitions

To move or walk forward in an organized, ceremonial line.

The monks processioned silently around the cloister.

Synonyms

walk

escort

walk in procession

move along

processionadjective

/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/

Used attributively to modify another noun, relating to or intended for a procession.

Translations

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

Relating to or intended for a procession (used before a noun).

The council approved the procession route through the old town.