procession

Nouns

  • (n) (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
    emanation, rise,
  • (n) the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    • processions were forbidden
  • (n) the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, advance,

Synonyms

emanation rise forward motion onward motion advancement progress progression advance

Antonyms

retreat

Words of close approximity

processing
processional processional march