procession
noun
- organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner
- keep on, continuing on
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɹəˈsɛʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.
- The act of progressing or proceeding.
“From whence it came to pass in the primitive times , that the Latin fathers taught expressly the procession of the Spirit from the Father and the Son”
“Yet proof is here of men's unquenched desire / That the procession of their life might be / More equable majestic pure and free; […]”
- A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
“a procession of mourners”
“the Lord Mayor's procession”
- A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
- Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.
“In many a form I see thee oft In myriad manners are thy praises told In old processions carved on Grecian urns”
- The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
“Before he closed and opened his eyes, the bails on the wicket behind Johnny Masih were shattered. That was the beginning of a procession. The second ball clean bowled the batsman. The third ball was a catch for the wicketkeeper.”
“Scotland moved nicely to 45 without loss before I took the first wicket and then it became a procession.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.
- To take part in a procession.
- To honour with a procession.
- To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
“To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.”