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procession

pro·ces·sion

UK/pɹəˈsɛʃən/ US/proʊˈsɛʃʌn/ fairly common us

noun

1.

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

  • “the emanation of the Holy Spirit”
  • “the rising of the Holy Ghost”
  • “the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son”
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2.

the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation

  • “processions were forbidden”
3.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • double procession
  • eternal procession
  • funeral procession
  • single procession

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