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单词 processions
释义

procession

1 of 2

noun

pro·​ces·​sion prə-ˈse-shən How to pronounce procession (audio)
1
a
: a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b
: succession, sequence
2
a
: continuous forward movement : progression
b
: emanation
the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father

procession

2 of 2

verb

processioned; processioning; processions

intransitive verb

archaic
: to go in procession

Synonyms

Noun

  • cortege
  • cortège
  • parade
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Example Sentences

Noun There was a procession of children carrying candles. The cars moved in procession to the cemetery.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In the coming days, there will be a procession of the casket from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, with a service at Westminster Hall to follow, according to information from the Foreign Press Association of London. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Four days after Elizabeth’s death, there will be a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 There is also a candlelight procession scheduled for 10 p.m. that night to Our Lady’s Church for the annual flight of the angel ceremony. John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022 Since the foundation of the American Republic there has been an endless procession of foreign quarrels with which giddy minds could have been busied. Charles Austin Beard, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 To add to the confusion, there is also a procession of surveys from management consultants heralding the imminent triumph of electric cars with barely any negatives mentioned. Neil Winton, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Immediately after the service and wreath-laying ceremony, there will be a procession to Maple Shade Cemetery, where a short, graveside service will follow. Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 25 May 2022 The Rams will celebrate their Super Bowl victory on Wednesday with a parade — and that won’t be the only procession in the coming months. Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022 Even if Asiata couldn’t see it, there was a procession of hundreds of cars that drove past the hospital and blasted Asiata’s favorite songs. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere

First Known Use

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1691, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

procession

noun

pro·​ces·​sion prə-ˈse-shən How to pronounce procession (audio)
: a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
a funeral procession

processions

noun

plural of procession
1
as in parades
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way a procession of mourners leaving the cemetery

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • parades
  • corteges
  • cortèges
  • columns
  • progresses
  • strings
  • trains
  • lines
  • callithumps
2
as in processes
forward movement in time or place watched the constant procession of cars headed out of the city at the start of the weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • processes
  • progressions
  • marches
  • progresses
  • goings
  • advances
  • advancements
  • passages
  • flows
  • streams
  • headways
  • comings
  • steps
  • furtherances
  • onrushes
  • leaps
  • approaches
  • currents
  • arrivals
  • ways
  • fluxes
  • drifts
  • advents
  • strides
  • bounds
  • momentums
  • jumps
  • momenta
  • impetuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • retrogressions
  • regressions
  • retreats
  • recessions
  • recesses
  • regresses
  • returns
  • ebbs
  • refluxes
  • reversals
  • backwashes
  • turnarounds
  • turnabouts
  • retractions
  • reverses
  • about-faces
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