noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
funeral procession
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Nelson’s funeral procession down the Thames
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
public
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The scene of many public ceremonies and processions prior to the Reformation, the church underwent many alterations.
religious
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A Capuchin religious procession passed by.
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Thus, Hindu religious processions often passed Mohammedan mosques at prayer time and that irritated the followers of the Prophet.
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The public functions of the guilds had been increasingly restricted to the organization of religious processions and the distribution of charity.
■ NOUN
funeral
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Trelawney himself is buried in Pelynt Church and the crozier carried in his funeral procession is also there on view.
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Herbalifers scuttle into permanent blackness, and a Soweto funeral procession comes on.
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The funeral procession started peacefully in Brooklyn, with thousands following the coffin and lining the streets.
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Citizens lined the main streets and applauded as the funeral procession passed by.
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Regardless of the general press of humanity, a funeral procession was attempting to pass down it from the other end.
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It's a wedding journey, not a funeral procession .
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Gandhi's funeral Rajiv Gandhi was cremated on May 24 after a four-hour state funeral procession through the streets of Delhi.
wedding
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At 2.50, the first of the royals will travel the half mile from the castle gates in the wedding procession .
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Now the wedding procession started homeward.
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All the wedding procession goes to church.
■ VERB
carry
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They would carry him in procession to his grave.
follow
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There follows a slow procession as the Inspecting Officer progresses along the ranks of extremely proud recruits and Training Staff.
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A blessing takes place, following a procession from the church by the clergy and congregation.
form
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About 2000 formed a procession to take their demands to the Governor.
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However, when they move around they can form a procession , following each other nose to tail like a miniature train.
hold
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And I was given a special tiger lily to hold for the procession .
lead
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They led processions and demonstrations, delivered babies, saved lives.
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He led them, a procession of six, to a table right next to a platform.
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The man who had led the procession stepped forward and sprinkled the coffin with spiced rum.
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Funerals were times of celebration, with street bands leading processions .
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The Nottinghamshire quadruple scull will lead off a procession of 500 crews.
march
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Outside the almost invisible windows, Earth and stars marched in a silent procession .
see
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The next week saw a constant procession of Spiritualists in and out of our kitchen.
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As we shall see , meetings and processions are subject to restrictive laws and police powers.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a funeral procession
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The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession .
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We were held up by a long funeral procession .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A Shetland pony she cared for on a horse ranch was part of the procession to the cemetery.
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Reporters have been frustrated in their efforts to catch even a glimpse of the procession of secret soldiers.
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She gathered about her a vast retinue and used to enjoy making pompous processions through the streets of Delhi.
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The procession was one of sombre colours, khaki and air force blue predominating.
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The many depictions of bulls in Cretan art include images of bulls sacrificed to the Goddess in joyous processions.
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The Nottinghamshire quadruple scull will lead off a procession of 500 crews.
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Thirty priests were to be in the procession .
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Thus, Hindu religious processions often passed Mohammedan mosques at prayer time and that irritated the followers of the Prophet.