procession
Syllables: pro·ces·sion/pɹəˈsɛʃən/
procession noun: the act of progressing or proceeding.
Noun
procession (plural processions)
- 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 Son1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed
- Yet proof is here of men's unquenched desire / That the procession of their life might be / More equable majestic pure and free; […]1835, Richard Chenevix Trench, “The Same Continued”, in The Story of Justin Martyr, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 126
- 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 urns1894, Orby Shipley, Carmina Mariana
- In many a form I see thee oft
- 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.2012, K. L. Mohana Varma, Cricket-Indo: The Story of an Indo-Pak One-Day Cricket Turf War, page 205
- Scotland moved nicely to 45 without loss before I took the first wicket and then it became a procession.2015, Steve Dolman, Edwin Smith: A Life in Derbyshire Cricket, page 36
Verb
procession (third-person singular simple present processions, present participle processioning, simple past and past participle processioned)
- 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.1856, Alexander Mansfield Burrill, A Law Dictionary and Glossary, PROCESSIONING
procession meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
procession in Hindi
- group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner
- शोभायात्रा śobhāyātrā
procession in Tamil
- group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner
- ஊர்வலம் ūrvalam
procession in Marathi
- मिरवणूक, मिरवणुकीची मिरवणूक, मिरवणुका
procession in Urdu
- procession, sitting
- جلوس julūs
More languagesFewer languages
- procession in Bengali
- মিছিল michilo
- procession in Telugu
- ఊరేగింపు ūrēgimpu
- procession in Malayalam
- ഗതി, ജാഥ, ഗമനം, ശ്രേണി
- procession in Kannada
- ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ, ದಿಬ್ಬಣ, ಮೆರ ವಣಿಗೆ, ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗುವ
- procession in Punjabi
- ਜਲੂਸ jalūs
- procession in Gujarati
- સરઘસ sarghas
- procession in Odia
- ଶୋଭାଯାତ୍ରା, ଶୋଭାଯାତ୍ରାର
- procession in Sanskrit
- गति gáti
- procession in Nepali
- शोभायात्रा, जुलूस
- procession in Indonesian
- kelangsungan, prosesi, ambalan, arak-arakan
Examples of procession in a sentence
- Here comes the towneſ-men, on Proceſſion, / To preſent your Highneſſe with the man.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, &...
- The final fifty miles of the race was a procession with little change in the relative positions of the cars […]1914, Westways, volume 6, page 7:
Synonyms of procession
Forms of procession
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | processions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | processions |
| present participle | processioning |
| past participle | processioned |
| past | processioned |
Origin of procession
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.
Words formed from procession
Questions about procession
- What does procession mean?
- Procession means the act of progressing or proceeding.
- What is procession in Hindi?
- Procession in Hindi is शोभायात्रा (śobhāyātrā). See Procession meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use procession in a sentence?
- Here comes the towneſ-men, on Proceſſion, / To preſent your Highneſſe with the man.
- What part of speech is procession?
- Procession can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce procession?
- Procession is pronounced /pɹəˈsɛʃən/.
- What is the plural of procession?
- The plural of procession is processions.
Words near procession in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: procession (page history and authors); procession (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); جلوس (Urdu) (page history and authors); মিছিল (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఊరేగింపు (Telugu) (page history and authors); procession (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); procession (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); સરઘસ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); procession (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); गति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); procession (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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