Definition of procession

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Procession (n.) An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.

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Splendid :: Splendid (a.) Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant..
Morris :: Morris (n.) A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictious characters..
Triumph :: Triumph (n.) Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant..
Pompous :: Pompous (a.) Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession..
Cross-week :: Cross-week (n.) Rogation week, when the cross was borne in processions..
End :: End (n.) Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequence..
Riding :: Riding (n.) A festival procession.
Procession :: Procession (n.) The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course..
Procession :: Procession (v. t.) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands..
Exequy :: Exequy (n.) A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession.
Hind :: Hind (a.) In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession..
Torchlight :: Torchlight (n.) The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession..
Galilee :: Galilee (n.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals..
Processioner :: Processioner (n.) An officer appointed to procession lands.
Processional :: Processional (n.) A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn..
Processioner :: Processioner (n.) One who takes part in a procession.
Processionary :: Processionary (a.) Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as, processionary service..
Banner :: Banner (n.) A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place..
Procession :: Procession (n.) An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
Bannerol :: Bannerol (n.) A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole.
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