procession

Definition

The act of progressing or proceeding.

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.

Example Sentences

• "From whence it came to pass in the primitive times , that the Latin fathers taught expressly the procession of the Spirit from the Father and the Son"
• "Yet proof is here of men's unquenched desire / That the procession of their life might be / More equable majestic pure and free; […]"
• "a procession of mourners"

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