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UK
/pɹəsˈɛʃən/
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[ US /pɹəˈsɛʃən, pɹoʊˈsɛʃən/ ]
[ US /pɹəˈsɛʃən, pɹoʊˈsɛʃən/ ]
NOUN
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(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
the rising of the Holy Ghost
the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
the emanation of the Holy Spirit -
the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
processions were forbidden - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
How To Use procession In A Sentence
- In the end the keeners stalked the funeral processions screaming and shrieking all the more like vengeful banshees and had to be chased by the priests.
- The procession followed a private ceremony, attended by about 200 family and friends.
- The procession moved through the mountain village at a stately pace.
- As the endlessly sweet but slightly pinheaded stewardess-to-be Donna, She is yum-yum-yummy in a procession of miniskirts, bikinis, halter tops and other wardrobe choices that make the most of her lithe legginess.
- An anonymous diary dating from the late trecento shows that similar processions were held in late May 1387; twice in 1390, on June 30 and October 16; and again in December 1398.
- The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
- Among the dainties was a live pig, which squeaking and grunting in anticipation of its fate, supplied to this orderly procession the absence of a musical band. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1
- I have completed a monument more lasting than bronze and higher than the decaying Pyramids of kings, which cannot be destroyed by gnawing rain nor wild north wind, or by the unnumbered procession of the years and flight of time.
- The crowd stepped aside to make way for the procession.
- The year is filled with important religious events, and all localities are identified with patron saints who are celebrated, somewhat competitively, with fireworks and festa pageantry, including processions.