Definitions of procession [əˈsɛʃ ən]

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Definition of 'procession'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) procession
the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner.

2. procession
a line or body of persons, vehicles, etc., moving along in such a manner.

3. procession
the act of coming forth from a source.

4. (v.i.) procession
to go in procession.

Etymology: (bef. 1150; early ME (< OF) < LL prōcessiō a religious procession. See process , -tion)

Definition of 'procession'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) emanation, rise, procession
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
"the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"

2. (noun) procession
the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
"processions were forbidden"

3. (noun) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Definition of 'procession'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) procession
a line of moving people or vehicles that are part of a celebration, demonstration, etc.
a funeral procession

Definition of 'procession'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) procession
the act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course

2. (noun) procession
that which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession

3. (noun) procession
an orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without

4. (noun) procession
an old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling

5. (verb) procession
to ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands

6. (verb) procession
to march in procession

7. (verb) procession
to honor with a procession

Translation of 'procession'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order, especially for a ceremonial purpose The procession moved slowly through the streets.
Afrikaans: stoet	Arabic: مَوْكِب	Bulgarian: шествие
Brazilian: desfile	Czech: procesí, průvod	German: die Prozession
Danish: procession	Greek: πομπή	Spanish: desfile; (religión) proce
Estonian: rongkäik	Farsi: گروه مشایعین	Finnish: kulkue
French: cortège	Hebrew: תַהֲלוּכָה	Hindi: जलूस, शोभा यात्रा
Hungarian: felvonulás	Indonesian: arak-arakan	Icelandic: hóp-/skrúðganga; fylgd
Italian: corteo, processione	Japanese: 行列	Korean: 행렬
Lithuanian: procesija, eisena	Latvian: procesija; gājiens	Malay: perarakan
Dutch: stoet	Norwegian: opptog, prosesjon, kortes	Polish: pochód, procesja, kawalka
Persian: گروه مشایعین	Pashto: د بدرقه كاروان	Portuguese: desfile
Romanian: procesiune	Russian: процессия	Slovak: procesia, sprievod
Slovenian: sprevod	Serbian: procesija	Swedish: procession
Thai: ขบวน	Turkish: tören alayı	Taiwanese: (人、車輛等的)前進行列，隊伍
Ukrainian: процесія	Urdu: جلوس	Vietnamese: đám diễu hành
Chinese: （人、车辆等的）前进行列，队伍
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