What is another word for processions?

Pronunciation: [pɹəsˈɛʃənz] (IPA)

Processions can be defined as a group of people or vehicles moving together in a particular direction as part of a ceremonial or formal occasion. Synonyms for "processions" include parade, march, cavalcade, processionary, promenade, cortege, lineup, motorcade, and train. A parade involves a public procession with floats, bands, and other festive features. A march typically includes a group of people walking together in a formal or organized manner. A cavalcade is a procession of horses or other vehicles, while a processionary is a group of people or animals moving in a slow and solemn manner. A promenade is a leisurely walk or trip taken for pleasure. Cortege refers to a ceremonial procession for a person of high rank or a funeral procession. A lineup is a group of people or vehicles arranged in a particular order.

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Usage examples for Processions

The air was full of them, with processions of mourning men and women.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
There are these processions and things-I think I ought to be in the shop.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
He hated Royal processions, he hated the bookshop, he hated all his friends and he wished that he were dead.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole

Famous quotes with Processions

  • Now you watch the parades and processions of hopeful and despairing people walking outside your tomb. They are all looking for the answer to the problem you know so well.
    Lynette Fromme
  • When today Muslim goondas create a riot in Bhagalpur or in Gonda, the secularist press will obscure this beginning (in both cases bombs thrown from Muslim establishments at Hindu processions) and highlight the ensuing Hindu part of the violence. Some M.J. Akbar will poignantly describe the suffering of some Muslim villagers, and then blame the atmosphere created by the Rathyatra in some distant town, without even mentioning that the riot started with a pre-planned armed attack on a Hindu procession. (...) Not only do you gain on the propaganda front, the press may even come out in support of your demands. For some time, Muslim communalists have demanded a ban on processions. More than 95% of religious processions are Hindu processions anyway, for processions are a thoroughly Pagan practice which in Islam can only be a heterodox oddity. (...) A very good illustration is the next and very important demand of the Muslim communalists : a larger than proportionate reservation for Muslims in the army and the police...
    Koenraad Elst

Related words: funerals, processions in the bible, processions in the catholic church

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