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procession

prəˈsɛʃən
WordNet
The Adoration of the Shepherds. A procession of shepherds enters the stable to worship the child. In the foreground, Mary with the Christ Child is sitting in a container of straw. On the left a shepherd boy makes a fire. Behind the ox and the donkey an old woman gives Joseph a basket with eggs. On the right a shepherd plays the bagpipes, next to it a boy with a rooster.
The Adoration of the Shepherds. A procession of shepherds enters the stable to worship the child. In the foreground, Mary with the Christ Child is sitting in a container of straw. On the left a shepherd boy makes a fire. Behind the ox and the donkey an old woman gives Joseph a basket with eggs. On the right a shepherd plays the bagpipes, next to it a boy with a rooster.
  1. (n) procession
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  2. (n) procession
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation "processions were forbidden"
  3. (n) procession
    (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost "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"
Illustrations
The departure of the Spanish troops from Breda, October 10, 1637. A long procession of soldiers, horsemen and wagons moves from left to right. Spectators stand by the side of the road. In the distance the profile of the city of Breda.
The exodus of the Spanish occupation of Breda, October 10, 1637
A funeral procession is taking place in an antique cemetery. In the foreground, a corpse is placed on a funeral pyre. An open coffin and a closed coffin are carried in the funeral procession.
A funeral procession is taking place in an antique cemetery. In the foreground, a corpse is placed on a funeral pyre. An open coffin and a closed coffin are carried in the funeral procession.
A Jewish funeral. A funeral procession runs through the streets, in front a man with a collection box.
Jewish funeral
An Armenian wedding procession is on its way to the church for the blessing of the marriage. The musicians lead the way, followed by the groom. He is accompanied by a young man with a saber. Then follow his parents, the priest and the female part of the party with the bride dressed in red. Bride and groom are preceded by candle holders. The long wax candles will keep the couple after the wedding.
An Armenian wedding procession is on its way to the church for the blessing of the marriage. The musicians lead the way, followed by the groom. He is accompanied by a young man with a saber. Then follow his parents, the priest and the female part of the party with the bride dressed in red. Bride and groom are preceded by candle holders. The long wax candles will keep the couple after the wedding.
Along the Asian shores of the Bosphorus, a colorful procession accompanies a bride to her groom's home. The bride is riding on horseback under a canopy carried by four men. The imam walks directly in front of the tent, who will bless the marriage. The procession could be heard from afar because of the music. The pyramid-shaped tower, made of golden branches in the shape of ears of corn, is a symbol of fertility. On the other side the castle of Rumeli Hisari.
Along the Asian shores of the Bosphorus, a colorful procession accompanies a bride to her groom's home. The bride is riding on horseback under a canopy carried by four men. The imam walks directly in front of the tent, who will bless the marriage. The procession could be heard from afar because of the music. The pyramid-shaped tower, made of golden branches in the shape of ears of corn, is a symbol of fertility. On the other side the castle of Rumeli Hisari.
Farmer's Shrove Tuesday. A procession of costumed people cross a stone bridge in a village. In the foreground two fighting farmers, on the left some figures on the ice.
Farmer's Shrove Tuesday
Photography: its history, processes, apparatus, and materials
A procession of indigenous people runs through a wide hilly landscape, dominated by a large rock. With simple weapons such as bows and arrows, sticks and flails they defend themselves against the Spaniards who attack with lances, halberds, firearms and cannons.
Landscape with an episode from the conquest of America
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
Flavored coffees are created after the roasting process by applying flavored oils specially created to use on coffee beans.
  1. Procession
    (Eccl) An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
  2. Procession
    (Eccl) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without.
  3. Procession
    The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course. "That the procession of their life might be", "More equable, majestic, pure, and free."
  4. Procession
    (Law) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands. "To procession the lands of such persons as desire it."
  5. Procession
    To honor with a procession.
  6. Procession
    To march in procession.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
Over-roasted coffee beans are very flammable during the roasting process.
  1. (n) procession
    The act of proceeding or issuing forth or from anything.
  2. (n) procession
    A succession of persons walking, or riding on horseback or in vehicles, in a formal march, or moving with ceremonious solemnity.
  3. (n) procession
    An office, form of worship, hymn, litany, etc., said or sung by a number of persons advancing with a measured and uniform movement.
  4. procession
    To go in procession.
  5. procession
    To treat or beset with processions.
  6. procession
    In some of the American colonies, to go about in order to settle the boundaries of, as land. The term is still used in North Carolina and Tennessee. Compare to beat the bounds, under bound.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
The first coffee drinkers, the Arabs, flavored their coffee with spices during the brewing process.
  1. (n) Procession
    prō-sesh′un the act of proceeding: a train of persons in a formal march
  2. (n) Procession
    a book of the processions of the Romish Church: a hymn sung during a procession, esp. of clergy in a church
Quotations
The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful -- my personal life suffers.
Al Pacino
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
Doug Larson
William Goldman
As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless -- and absolutely essential.
William Goldman
Charles L. Lucas
Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind.
Charles L. Lucas
You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives
Source Unknown
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
Laurence J. Peter
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F., fr. L. processio,. See Proceed

Usage in the news

While other landmarks were also reached as a result of these outcomes, something is distinctly missing from the coverage of this story: the acknowledgment that our democratic process is not fair to women. mlive.com

After hearing a few critical callers complaining about still not having power, Brick Mayor Steve Acropolis called in to Jim's show to update everyone on the process to get those homes inspected. nj1015.com

If the iPhone 4 is new, it'll come with a micro sim, and the activation process in iTunes will help you move the number from your old account to the new phone. dallasnews.com

It's also known for its lines of actuators used in process control applications. controlglobal.com

After months of delay, the final members of a panel overseeing the Thoroughbred racetrack franchise process in New York have been named. bloodhorse.com

ComputerTalk senior editor Will Lockwood caught up recently with Marc Cohen, senior director of marketing for RelayHealth, to talk about what's happening in the world of claims processing and switching services. computertalk.com

The "Dual Role" Fair Process Issue. esterncity.com

Processes Against the Grain . baselinemag.com

Before the dry ice blasting process came along, many people felt that finding a safe, cost-effective, efficient and user-friendly cleaning process was a challenge. mmsonline.com

A Roanoke meat processing plant is one of five area businesses accepting deer donations to process and give to local food pantries. star-telegram.com

Processing the Kernels Once the popcorn kernels arrive at the Reist processing facility and are dried, they go through a three-stage process to ready them for shipment to customers. lancasterfarming.com

The maximum possible ratio is influenced by upstream processing conditions, the orientation temperature, process speed (draw rate), and MDO configuration, as well as the composition and heat history of the HIPS sheet and material itself. ptonline.com

The MIC-5333 Dual Processor ATCA Blade enables the network and packet processing performance available in ATCA form factor with up to 16 cores of Intel Xeon E5-2600 processing power. tmcnet.com

It incorporates four media processing engines (MPEs) and six image processing accelerators for enhanced image recognition. autofieldguide.com

New process framework said to accelerate business process improvement, management. sdcexec.com

Usage in scientific papers

As indicated in the KIF model (Figure 3), there are also several inter-space processes. We call these processes collectively the “edge processes” which are of critical importance in knowledge works.
On challenges and opportunities of designing integrated IT platforms for supporting knowledge works in organizations

We also study the connections between iteration and product of random processes by exploiting the properties of the generalized Gamma processes, such a study allows us to obtain some striking result about the compositions of the Cauchy processes or fractional Brownian motions.
Generalized Gamma Process: some results about composition and subordination

In place of the process Γ(t), t > 0 we will consider, throughout the paper, the processes ˜Gγ (t), t > 0 and Gγ (t), t > 0 which are slightly different from the process Γ(t), t > 0 discussed previously.
Generalized Gamma Process: some results about composition and subordination

We are interested in the study of the generalized Gamma processes ˜Gγ (t), t > 0 and Gγ (t), t > 0 because they generalize a lot of well-known processes as the Brownian motion, the Bessel process starting from the origin, the exponential process and so on.
Generalized Gamma Process: some results about composition and subordination

Construction 2.1 can be used to derive a Poisson process approximation, with respect to the total variation distance, for the point process ΞM defined in (1.2), where the target Poisson point process ΘM on ΓM has intensity λM = (EXα , α ∈ ΓM ).
Joint Vertex Degrees in an Inhomogeneous Random Graph Model

Usage in literature

At this point the contraction process does not stop, but the heating process does. "The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)" by J. Arthur Thomson

What goes on in this interval between the advent of the incoming nerve process and the discharge of the outgoing nerve process? "The Story of the Mind" by James Mark Baldwin

If the kettle is not yet clean, the process should be repeated. "Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools" by Ministry of Education Ontario

The first process of education is obviously not a mental process. "Fantasia of the Unconscious" by D. H. Lawrence

The process is easier if we express each age in terms of months alone before dividing. "The Measurement of Intelligence" by Lewis Madison Terman

The proteids take an important part in life processes. "Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value" by Harry Snyder

It has been observed that during the process of washing with water the fibre shrinks very much. "The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics" by Franklin Beech

The next morning he and his went in procession to the Bastille, as the place was called. "Clayhanger" by Arnold Bennett

Much of what we call the best society in our cities is often in an advanced process of decay. "Pushing to the Front" by Orison Swett Marden

Brief outlines only will be given here for the processes are most intricate in detail. "Textiles and Clothing" by Kate Heintz Watson

Usage in poetry
Eternal process moving on,
From state to state the spirit walks;
And these are but the shatter'd stalks,
Or ruin'd chrysalis of one.
"In Memoriam 82: I Wage Not Any Feud With Death" by Alfred Lord Tennyson Author object (27)
Through sounding aisle, o'er grating stair,
The long procession poured,
Till all were gathered on the seats
Around the Commons board.
"The Mysterious Visitor" by Oliver Wendell Holmes Author object (518)
Daffodil trumpets soon shall sound
Over the garden's battle-ground,
And lovely ladies crowd out to see
The long procession of victory.
"The Champion" by Edith Nesbit Author object (157)
That was a moment when a shock
Through the procession ran,
And thrilled the plumes, and stayed the clock,
Yet smiled Archduchess Anne.
"Archduchess Anne" by George Meredith Author object (1834)
So, though the Soul hath moods that veer,
And seem to hold no Rule in awe,
Like the procession of the year,
It too obeys the sovran Law.
"The Door Of Humility" by Alfred Austin Author object (26)
coach,
And made, in long procession, slow approach;
For this gay bride had many a female friend,
And youths were there, this favour'd youth
"The Parish Register - Part II: Marriages" by George Crabbe Author object (240)