First Known Use: 12th century
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1procession
noun pro·ces·sion \prə-ˈse-shən\
: an organized group or line of people or vehicles that move together slowly as part of a ceremony
: a number of people or things that come or happen one after another
Full Definition of PROCESSION
1
a : a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way b : succession, sequence
2
a : continuous forward movement : progression b : emanation <the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father>
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Origin of PROCESSION
Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere
Related to PROCESSION
- Antonyms
- recess, recession, regress, regression, retreat, retrogression
Rhymes with PROCESSION
accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression
2procession
verb
Definition of PROCESSION
intransitive verb
archaic : to go in procession
First Known Use of PROCESSION
1691
Rhymes with PROCESSION
PROCESSION[1] Defined for Kids
procession
noun pro·ces·sion \prə-ˈse-shən\
Definition of PROCESSION for Kids
: a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way <a funeral procession>
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