procession

Meaning

Noun

1. The act of progressing or proceeding.
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.
3. A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
4. (in-plural, obsolete) Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.
5. The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To take part in a procession.
2. (dated, transitive) To honour with a procession.
3. (US, transitive) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).

Synonyms

parade

cortege

train

🚋

cavalcade

escort

line

advance

march

caravan

transfer

progress

progression

array

convoy

rise

procedure

onward motion

advancement

process

forward motion

emanation

row

queue

route

safe-conduct

series

spectacle

👓

tenor

troops

walk

🚶

callathump

cortège

in rows

boiled fish-paste products

parade float

rag day

contingents of marchers

accompaniment

callithump parade

army

course

departure

entourage

exhibits

going

going away

headway

hordes

leaving

legion

Translations

procesión

procession

processione

processie

Prozession

procissão

stoet

corteo

défilé

optocht

omgang

cortège

πομπή

Umzug

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈsɛʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: processioun

In summary

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.