PROCESSION


Meaning of PROCESSION in English

I. prə-ˈse-shən noun

Etymology: Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere

Date: 12th century

1.

a. : a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way

b. : succession , sequence

2.

a. : continuous forward movement : progression

b. : emanation

the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father

II. intransitive verb

Date: 1691

archaic : to go in procession

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.