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procession

/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/

Translations

processionnoun

processions

/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/

процессия

The procession moved slowly through the streets.

Процессия медленно двигалась по улицам.

Additional translations

Synonyms

processionverb

processioned

Past Simple

processioned

Past Participle

processioning

Gerund

Rare, chiefly regional or formal.

Synonyms

walk

escort

walk in procession

move along

processionadjective

/prəˈsɛʃ.ən/

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

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.