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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•ces•sion /prəˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the act of moving along or proceeding in an orderly manner, and in a formal and ceremonious way: [countable]a bridal procession.[uncountable* in + ~]marching in procession.
- a line or body of persons, vehicles, etc., moving along in such a manner:[countable]a funeral procession.
v. [no object] - to go in procession.
See -cess-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•ces•sion (prə sesh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- the line or body of persons or things moving along in such a manner.
- Religion[Eccles.]an office, litany, etc., said or sung in a religious procession.
- Religion[Theol.]the emanation of the Holy Spirit from the Father and later, in the Western Church, from the Son: distinguished from the "generation'' of the Son and the "unbegottenness'' of the Father.
- the act of coming forth from a source.
v.i. - to go in procession.
- Late Latin prōcessiōn- (stem of prōcessiō) a religious procession, literally, a marching on. See process, -ion
- Old French)
- early Middle English (bef. 1150
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: procession /prəˈsɛʃən/ n - the act of proceeding in a regular formation
- a group of people or things moving forwards in an orderly, regular, or ceremonial manner
- the emanation of the Holy Spirit
vb - (intransitive) rare to go in procession
Etymology: 12th Century: via Old French from Latin prōcessiō a marching forwards |