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procession

/pɹəˈsɛʃən/noun3 syllables

Procession means: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal).

Synonyms for procession9

noun, as in the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

progress, progression, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion

noun, as in (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

emanation, rise

also used for procession

process

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What does procession mean?3

noun

1

the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

2

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost“the emanation of the Holy Spirit”

3

the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation“processions were forbidden”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with procession?21

two syllables

session
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Procession in a sentence

  • The mayor walked at the head of the procession.CK
  • He craned his neck to see the procession.CM
  • The procession will make its start at the central square.unknown
  • The procession always passes through the town's oldest streets.sundown
  • The serpent-god's image is carried in an annual procession by a celibate priestess.CM
  • The queen’s procession moved through the grand hall.Igider
  • The royal procession passed through the palace gates.Igider
  • The royal procession moved through the grand hall with grace.Igider

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Forms of procession

as a noun

plural
processions