pro·ces·sion
prə-ˈse-shən 
1
a
: a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b
2
a
: continuous forward movement : progression
b
: emanation
the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father
processioned; processioning; processions
Examples of procession in a Sentence
Noun
There was a procession of children carrying candles.
The cars moved in procession to the cemetery.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The candlelight procession was one of the features of the annual winter concert.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
First celebrated in 1824, Savannah's procession comes in second only two New York City's, which has been going since 1762.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Steeled away from the confines of death in a timeless town, the spirits of the dead co-mingle with the living as a local priest leads the community’s procession to the top of a mountain to perform the ceremonial re-burial.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The March 16 procession organized by the San Diego Litas, an all-female motorcycle collective of which Marodi was a member, traveled from Hillcrest in downtown San Diego through Ramona to Wynola.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The candlelight procession was one of the features of the annual winter concert.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
First celebrated in 1824, Savannah's procession comes in second only two New York City's, which has been going since 1762.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Steeled away from the confines of death in a timeless town, the spirits of the dead co-mingle with the living as a local priest leads the community’s procession to the top of a mountain to perform the ceremonial re-burial.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Procession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procession. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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