procession

procession
pro|ces|sion [ prə`seʃn ] noun count *
1. ) a line of people or vehicles moving in a slow and formal way as part of an event:
The anniversary was marked in 1689 with a huge procession through London.
in procession: About 10,000 women, carrying pots of milk on their heads, walked in procession from one temple to another.
a ) used about people or vehicles that are moving in a line:
She watched the sad little procession leave the station.
2. ) a series of people or things:
There seemed to be an endless procession of boyfriends knocking on her door.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • procession — [ prɔsesjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1150; lat. processio « action de s avancer », de procedere « s avancer » I ♦ 1 ♦ Cortège, défilé religieux plus ou moins solennel qui s effectue en chantant et en priant. Procession des Rameaux, de la Fête Dieu. Suivre une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • procession — Procession. s. f. Troupe d Ecclesiastiques, de Religieux, &c. qui marchent en ordre, recitant des Prieres, & chantant les loüanges de Dieu. Grande, belle procession. la procession ordinaire, aller en procession, à la procession. suivre la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, n. [F., fr. L. processio. See {Proceed}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] That the procession of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • procession — procession, parade, cortege, cavalcade, motorcade mean a body (as of persons and vehicles) moving along in order. Procession stresses the orderly arrangement and smooth procedure; often it suggests formality, solemnity, and pomp {a funeral… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Procession — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Procession» Canción de Queen Álbum Queen II Publicación 1974 …   Wikipedia Español

  • procession — (n.) c.1100, from O.Fr. procession (11c.), from L.L. processionem (nom. processio) religious procession, in classical Latin a marching onward, noun of action from pp. stem of procedere (see PROCEED (Cf. proceed)). Verb process (accent on second… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, v. t. (Law) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands. [Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).] To procession the lands of such persons as desire it. Burrill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, v. i. To march in procession. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, v. i. To honor with a procession. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • procession — [prō sesh′ən, prəsesh′ən] n. [OFr < L processio < procedere: see PROCEED] 1. the act of proceeding, esp. in an orderly manner 2. a number of persons or things moving forward, as in a parade, in an orderly, formal way vi. Rare to go in a… …   English World dictionary

  • Procession — (v. lat.), 1) Prunkzug, Aufzug; 2) feierlicher Aufzug, bes. religiöser Art, um der Gottheit od. einem Heiligen seine Anbetung od. Verehrung zu erkennen zu geben, u. um sich der Huld u. Gnadenerweisungen derselben zu versichern. Schon bei den… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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