Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
procession (noun)1.
a) a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way
b) - succession sequence
2.
a) continuous forward movement - progression
b) - emanation the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father
intransitive verb
archaic to go in procession
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
procession (noun)1.
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way
SYNONIMS:
parade, processionRELATED WORDS:
progress; callithump; column, line, string, train2.
forward movement in time or place
SYNONIMS:
advancement, furtherance, going, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress, progressionRELATED WORDS:
current, drift, flow, flux, stream, way; advent, approach, arrival, coming, nearing; bound, jump, leap, step, stride; impetus, momentumNEAR ANTONYMS:
backwash, ebb, reflux; retraction, return, reversal, reverse; about-face, turnabout, turnaround