procession

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
  2. noun the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
  3. noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Etymology

From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.

In classic literature

Synonyms

emanation, rise

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