what does procession mean?
PROCESSION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of moving forward toward a goal
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Hypernyms(s) procession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
Usage Example(s)
- processions were forbidden
Hypernyms(s) procession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
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- the emanation of the Holy Spirit
- the rising of the Holy Ghost
- the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
Hypernyms(s) procession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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