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Procession vs Processioner - What's the difference?

procession | processioner |

As nouns the difference between procession and processioner

is that procession is the act of progressing or proceeding while processioner is one who takes part in a procession.

As a verb procession

is to take part in a procession.

procession

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of progressing or proceeding.
  • (Bishop Pearson)
  • * Trench
  • That the procession of their life might be / More equable, majestic, pure, and free.
  • A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
  • a procession''' of mourners; the Lord Mayor's '''procession
  • * Shakespeare
  • the townsmen on procession
  • A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
  • (ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
  • (Shipley)

    Derived terms

    * proceed * process * processional

    See also

    * march-past * fly-past * cavalcade * motorcade * -cade * cortege * parade

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take part in a procession
  • (dated) To honour with a procession.
  • (transitive, legal, US, North Carolina and Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
  • * Burrill
  • To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.

    Synonyms

    * process

    processioner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who takes part in a procession.
  • A manual of processions; a processional.
  • (Fuller)
  • (US, dialect, North Carolina, Tennessee) An officer appointed to procession lands.
  • (Burrill)
    (Webster 1913) ----