procession

UK: /prəˈsɛʃ^ən/ US: /prəˈsɛʃən/ ,(prə sesh′ən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•ces•sion /prəˈsɛʃən/   n. 

1. the act of moving along or proceeding in an orderly manner, and in a formal and ceremonious way:
   [countable] a bridal procession.
   [uncountable* in + ~]
   marching in procession.
2. a line or body of persons, vehicles, etc., moving along in such a manner:
   [countable] a funeral procession.

v. [no object]

3. to go in procession.

See -cess-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•ces•sion  (prə sesh′ən), n. 

1. the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
2. the line or body of persons or things moving along in such a manner.
3. Religion [Eccles.] an office, litany, etc., said or sung in a religious procession.
4. Religion [Theol.] the emanation of the Holy Spirit from the Father and later, in the Western Church, from the Son: distinguished from the "generation'' of the Son and the "unbegottenness'' of the Father.
5. the act of coming forth from a source.

v.i. 

6. to go in procession.

• Late Latin prōcessiōn- (stem of prōcessiō) a religious procession, literally, a marching on. See process, -ion
• Old French)
• early Middle English (bef. 1150

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

procession / prəˈsɛʃən/ noun

1. the act of proceeding in a regular formation
2. a group of people or things moving forwards in an orderly, regular, or ceremonial manner
3. the emanation of the Holy Spirit

verb

1. (intransitive) to go in procession

Etymology: 12th Century: via Old French from Latin prōcessiō a marching forwards