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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Cope :: Cope (n.) An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, where it is united by a band or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other occasions..
Heraldry :: Heraldry (n.) The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies..
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..
Processioner :: Processioner (n.) One who takes part in a procession.
Exequy :: Exequy (n.) A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession.
Processioner :: Processioner (n.) An officer appointed to procession lands.
Pompous :: Pompous (a.) Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession..
Processional :: Processional (a.) Of or pertaining to a procession; consisting in a procession.
Marshal :: Marshal (n.) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like..
Processional :: Processional (n.) A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn..
Procession :: Procession (v. i.) To march in procession.
Whiffler :: Whiffler (n.) An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger..
Torchlight :: Torchlight (n.) The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession..
Bannerol :: Bannerol (n.) A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole.
Cresset :: Cresset (n.) An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions..
Processionary :: Processionary (a.) Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as, processionary service..
Parade :: Parade (v. t.) That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military order; as, a parade of firemen..
Manducus :: Manducus (n.) A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage..
Cavalcade :: Cavalcade (n.) A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade..
Splendid :: Splendid (a.) Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant..
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