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   Pro·ces·sion

   /prəˈseSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival: "a funeral procession" Similar parademarchcavalcademotorcadecarcadecortègecolumnfiletrainmarch-pastjathayatramas
   • ▪ the action of moving forward as part of a ceremony: "the fully robed civic dignitaries walk in procession"
   • ▪ a relentless succession of people or things: "his path was paved by a procession of industry executives" Similar seriessuccessionstreamsteady streamstringsequencechainrun
   • 2. the emanation of the Holy Spirit.

   Word Origin late Old English, via Old French from Latin processio(n-), from procedere ‘move forward’ (see proceed).

   Derivatives

   • 1. processionist noun

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