procession

procession
noun
ADJECTIVE
grand, great, large, long
little, small
public, street
slow, solemn, stately
colourful/colorful
ceremonial, formal
triumphal
constant, endless, never-ending, steady

We've had an endless procession of new secretaries through the office since Amy left.

candlelit (BrE), torchlight
funeral, religious, wedding
VERB + PROCESSION
head, lead

The mayor of the town led the procession to the central square.

form
join

Heavily laden donkeys joined the procession of jeeps and trucks.

PROCESSION + VERB
make its way, march, move, pass, wind, wind its way

The funeral procession moved slowly down the avenue.

The solemn procession wound its way through the narrow streets.

begin, leave, move off, set off (BrE)
reach sth

when the procession reached the edge of the village

PREPOSITION
in (a/the) procession

The children marched in procession behind the band.

procession of

a procession of circus performers

procession through

a procession through the heart of Hong Kong


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  • procession — [ prɔsesjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1150; lat. processio « action de s avancer », de procedere « s avancer » I ♦ 1 ♦ Cortège, défilé religieux plus ou moins solennel qui s effectue en chantant et en priant. Procession des Rameaux, de la Fête Dieu. Suivre une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • procession — Procession. s. f. Troupe d Ecclesiastiques, de Religieux, &c. qui marchent en ordre, recitant des Prieres, & chantant les loüanges de Dieu. Grande, belle procession. la procession ordinaire, aller en procession, à la procession. suivre la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, n. [F., fr. L. processio. See {Proceed}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] That the procession of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • procession — procession, parade, cortege, cavalcade, motorcade mean a body (as of persons and vehicles) moving along in order. Procession stresses the orderly arrangement and smooth procedure; often it suggests formality, solemnity, and pomp {a funeral… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Procession — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Procession» Canción de Queen Álbum Queen II Publicación 1974 …   Wikipedia Español

  • procession — (n.) c.1100, from O.Fr. procession (11c.), from L.L. processionem (nom. processio) religious procession, in classical Latin a marching onward, noun of action from pp. stem of procedere (see PROCEED (Cf. proceed)). Verb process (accent on second… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, v. t. (Law) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands. [Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).] To procession the lands of such persons as desire it. Burrill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, v. i. To march in procession. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Procession — Pro*ces sion, v. i. To honor with a procession. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • procession — [prō sesh′ən, prəsesh′ən] n. [OFr < L processio < procedere: see PROCEED] 1. the act of proceeding, esp. in an orderly manner 2. a number of persons or things moving forward, as in a parade, in an orderly, formal way vi. Rare to go in a… …   English World dictionary

  • Procession — (v. lat.), 1) Prunkzug, Aufzug; 2) feierlicher Aufzug, bes. religiöser Art, um der Gottheit od. einem Heiligen seine Anbetung od. Verehrung zu erkennen zu geben, u. um sich der Huld u. Gnadenerweisungen derselben zu versichern. Schon bei den… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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