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- noun Plural form of
procession . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
procession .
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Examples
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At the word of Pope St. Pius V, crowds fill the streets in processions, singing hymns and praying the Rosary.
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As an aside, I am always pleased when I see the fuller form of canopy used in processions of the Blessed Sacrament, as there is a certain dignity and particular solemnity that accompanies it, and by correspondence, which speaks to and teaches of the supreme dignity of that which it accompanies.
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Chong Mong-ju disaffected half the provincial priesthood, until they pilgrimaged in processions a mile long to the palace gates and frightened the Emperor into a panic.
Chapter 15 2010
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Sculpture especially could be used in processions, dressed, and decorated.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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They stream in processions led by indigenous dancers, to every church named for her.
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They stream in processions led by indigenous dancers, to every church named for her.
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The Monkey Army worked as an auxiliary of the Indian National Congress, making flags, addressing envelopes, serving water to volunteers in processions and even posting notices of meetings after dark.
Democracy in India 1973
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Chong Mong-ju disaffected half the provincial priesthood, until they pilgrimaged in processions a mile long to the palace gates and frightened the Emperor into a panic.
Chapter 15 1915
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RARA Festival during the spring characterized by processions associated with particular hounfour or Bizango societies.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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The processions are a centuries-old affair that have traditionally enjoyed the support of the local sufi-leaning Sunni population.
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