Procession — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəsˈɛʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəsˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəsˈɛʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəsˈɛʃən/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

progression emanation rise onward motion progress advance forward motion advancement

Antonyms

retreat

Parts of Speech

noun	(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost “the emanation of the Holy Spirit”
noun	the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation “processions were forbidden”
noun	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Word Forms

rise	verb	return from the dead
progress	verb	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
proceed	verb	move ahead; travel onward in time or space
advance	verb	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prozession

(Theologie) die Entstehung des Heiligen Geistes zu Pfingsten

🇪🇸Spanish

procesión

(teología) el origen del Espíritu Santo en Pentecostés

🇮🇹Italian

processione

(teologia) l'origine dello Spirito Santo a Pentecoste

🇳🇱Dutch

processie

(theologie) de oorsprong van de Heilige Geest met Pinksteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

procissão

(teologia) a origem do Espírito Santo no Pentecostes

🇷🇺Russian

процессия

(теология) возникновение Святого Духа в Пятидесятницу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुलूस

(धर्मशास्त्र) पेंटेकोस्ट में पवित्र आत्मा की उत्पत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

মিছিল

(ধর্মতত্ত্ব) পেন্টেকস্টে পবিত্র আত্মার উৎপত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊர்வலம்

(இறையியல்) பெந்தெகொஸ்தே நாளில் பரிசுத்த ஆவியின் தோற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊరేగింపు

(వేదాంతశాస్త్రం) పెంతెకోస్ట్ వద్ద పవిత్ర ఆత్మ యొక్క మూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

मिरवणूक

(धर्मशास्त्र) पेन्टेकोस्ट येथे पवित्र आत्म्याची उत्पत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરઘસ

(ધર્મશાસ્ત્ર) પેન્ટેકોસ્ટ પર પવિત્ર આત્માની ઉત્પત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ

(ದೇವತಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಪೆಂಟೆಕೋಸ್ಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಆತ್ಮದ ಮೂಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘോഷയാത്ര

(ദൈവശാസ്ത്രം) പെന്തക്കോസ്‌തിൽ പരിശുദ്ധാത്മാവിൻ്റെ ഉത്ഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਲੂਸ

(ਧਰਮ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ) ਪੰਤੇਕੁਸਤ 'ਤੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਆਤਮਾ ਦੀ ਉਤਪਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

جلوس

(الہیات) پینٹی کوسٹ پر روح القدس کی ابتدا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

游行

（神学）圣灵在五旬节的起源

🇯🇵Japanese

行列

（神学）ペンテコステにおける聖霊の発生

🇰🇷Korean

행렬

(신학) 오순절 성령의 탄생

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đám rước

(thần học) nguồn gốc của Chúa Thánh Thần vào Lễ Ngũ Tuần

🇹🇭Thai

ขบวน

(เทววิทยา) การกำเนิดของพระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์ในวันเพ็นเทคอสต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

prosesi

(Teologi) asal usul Roh Kudus pada hari Pentakosta

🇵🇭Filipino

prusisyon

(teolohiya) ang pinagmulan ng Banal na Espiritu noong Pentecost

🇲🇾Malay

perarakan

(teologi) kemunculan Roh Kudus pada Pentakosta

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موكب

(لاهوت) حلول الروح القدس في يوم العنصرة

🇮🇷Persian

راهپیمایی

(الهیات) پیدایش روح القدس در پنطیکاست

🇹🇷Turkish

alay

(teoloji) Kutsal Ruh'un Pentekost'ta ortaya çıkışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַהֲלוּכָה

(תיאולוגיה) מקורה של רוח הקודש בחג השבועות

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The primary meaning of 'procession' is '(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost'.

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