Thesaurus: procession

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1. n. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.
2. n. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.
3. n. An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without.
4. n. An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
5. v. t. To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands.
6. v. i. To march in procession.
7. v. i. To honor with a procession.
8. n. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
9. n. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
10. n. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
11. An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from thesacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within orwithout. Shipley.