processions

Noun

procession (plural processions)

1. 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
2. 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
3. A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
4. (in plural, obsolete) 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
5. 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

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