procession
noun
1. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
Similar word(s): emanation, rise
Definition categories: event, inception, origin, origination
2. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
- processions were forbidden
Definition categories: act, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
3. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Similar word(s): advance, advancement, progress, progression
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
Sentences with procession as a noun:
- a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession
verb
1. (intransitive) To take part in a procession
2. (transitive, dated) To honour with a procession.
3. (transitive, law, US, North Carolina and Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).