Procession

[prə'seʃ(ə)n] or [prə'sɛʃən]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; 'processions were forbidden'.

整理:维维安--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.

(n.) That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.

(n.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without.

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

(v. t.) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands.

(v. i.) To march in procession.

(v. i.) To honor with a procession.

整理:玛米

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Train, CORTÈGE, turnout, retinue, CAVALCADE.

伯特伦編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Train, march, caravan, file, cortege, cavalcade, retinue

ANT:Rabble, herd, rush, disorder, mob, confusion, rout

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解釋/意思:

n. the act of proceeding: a train of persons in a formal march.—adj. Proces′sional pertaining to a procession: consisting in a procession.—n. a book of the processions of the Romish Church: a hymn sung during a procession esp. of clergy in a church.—n. Proces′sionalist.—adj. Proces′sionary.—ns. Proces′sioner (U.S.) a county officer in Tennessee and North Carolina whose duty it is to survey lands; Proces′sioning (U.S.) periodical survey and inspection of boundaries.—Procession of the Holy Ghost (theol.) the emanation of the Holy Spirit from the Father (single procession) or from the Father and Son (double procession).

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