| procession | | |
| n. (event) | 1. emanation, procession, rise | (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" |
| ~ theological system, theology | a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings.; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" |
| ~ inception, origination, origin | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. |
| n. (act) | 2. procession | the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation.; "processions were forbidden" |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ convoy | a procession of land vehicles traveling together. |
| ~ caravan, wagon train, train | a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file.; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" |
| ~ cavalcade | a procession of people traveling on horseback. |
| ~ march | a procession of people walking together.; "the march went up Fifth Avenue" |
| ~ motorcade | a procession of people traveling in motor cars. |
| ~ parade | a ceremonial procession including people marching. |
| ~ cortege | a funeral procession. |
| ~ recessional, recession | the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service. |
| n. (act) | 3. advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ push | an effort to advance.; "the army made a push toward the sea" |
| ~ career, life history | the general progression of your working or professional life.; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" |
| ~ march | a steady advance.; "the march of science"; "the march of time" |
| ~ clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing | easy unobstructed progress.; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" |
| ~ leapfrog | advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors.; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends" |
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