procession
noun
[ prəˈsɛʃ(ə)n ]
• a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony.
• "a funeral procession"
Similar:
parade,
march,
cavalcade,
motorcade,
carcade,
cortège,
column,
file,
train,
march-past,
jatha,
yatra,
mas,
• the emanation of the Holy Spirit.
Origin:
late Old English, via Old French from Latin processio(n- ), from procedere ‘move forward’ (see proceed).
