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procession

/pɹəˈsɛʃən/noun3 syllables

Procession means: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal).

Synonyms for procession9

noun, as in the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

progress, progression, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion

noun, as in (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

emanation, rise

also used for procession

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What does procession mean?3

noun

1

the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

2

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost“the emanation of the Holy Spirit”

3

the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation“processions were forbidden”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with procession?21

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Procession in a sentence

  • The mayor walked at the head of the procession.CK
  • He craned his neck to see the procession.CM
  • The procession will make its start at the central square.unknown
  • The procession always passes through the town's oldest streets.sundown
  • The serpent-god's image is carried in an annual procession by a celibate priestess.CM
  • The queen’s procession moved through the grand hall.Igider
  • The royal procession passed through the palace gates.Igider
  • The royal procession moved through the grand hall with grace.Igider

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Forms of procession

as a noun

plural
processions