PROCESSION


Meaning of PROCESSION in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

funeral procession

Nelson’s funeral procession down the Thames

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

public

The scene of many public ceremonies and processions prior to the Reformation, the church underwent many alterations.

religious

A Capuchin religious procession passed by.

Thus, Hindu religious processions often passed Mohammedan mosques at prayer time and that irritated the followers of the Prophet.

The public functions of the guilds had been increasingly restricted to the organization of religious processions and the distribution of charity.

■ NOUN

funeral

Trelawney himself is buried in Pelynt Church and the crozier carried in his funeral procession is also there on view.

Herbalifers scuttle into permanent blackness, and a Soweto funeral procession comes on.

The funeral procession started peacefully in Brooklyn, with thousands following the coffin and lining the streets.

Citizens lined the main streets and applauded as the funeral procession passed by.

Regardless of the general press of humanity, a funeral procession was attempting to pass down it from the other end.

It's a wedding journey, not a funeral procession .

Gandhi's funeral Rajiv Gandhi was cremated on May 24 after a four-hour state funeral procession through the streets of Delhi.

wedding

At 2.50, the first of the royals will travel the half mile from the castle gates in the wedding procession .

Now the wedding procession started homeward.

All the wedding procession goes to church.

■ VERB

carry

They would carry him in procession to his grave.

follow

There follows a slow procession as the Inspecting Officer progresses along the ranks of extremely proud recruits and Training Staff.

A blessing takes place, following a procession from the church by the clergy and congregation.

form

About 2000 formed a procession to take their demands to the Governor.

However, when they move around they can form a procession , following each other nose to tail like a miniature train.

hold

And I was given a special tiger lily to hold for the procession .

lead

They led processions and demonstrations, delivered babies, saved lives.

He led them, a procession of six, to a table right next to a platform.

The man who had led the procession stepped forward and sprinkled the coffin with spiced rum.

Funerals were times of celebration, with street bands leading processions .

The Nottinghamshire quadruple scull will lead off a procession of 500 crews.

march

Outside the almost invisible windows, Earth and stars marched in a silent procession .

see

The next week saw a constant procession of Spiritualists in and out of our kitchen.

As we shall see , meetings and processions are subject to restrictive laws and police powers.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a funeral procession

The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession .

We were held up by a long funeral procession .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A Shetland pony she cared for on a horse ranch was part of the procession to the cemetery.

Reporters have been frustrated in their efforts to catch even a glimpse of the procession of secret soldiers.

She gathered about her a vast retinue and used to enjoy making pompous processions through the streets of Delhi.

The procession was one of sombre colours, khaki and air force blue predominating.

The many depictions of bulls in Cretan art include images of bulls sacrificed to the Goddess in joyous processions.

The Nottinghamshire quadruple scull will lead off a procession of 500 crews.

Thirty priests were to be in the procession .

Thus, Hindu religious processions often passed Mohammedan mosques at prayer time and that irritated the followers of the Prophet.

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