Procession

Procession

A procession (French procession via Middle English, derived from Latin, processio, from procedere, to go forth, advance, proceed) is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner.

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Famous quotes containing the word procession:

    “She is a procession no one can follow after
    But be like a little dog following a brass band.”
    —George Barker (b. 1913)

    “By the bivouac’s fitful flame,
    A procession winding around me, solemn and sweet and slow”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

    “Its imaginary value will increase with the years, and if he [his grandson-in-law] lives to my age, or another half century, he may see it carried in the procession of our nation’s birthday, as the relics of the saints are in those of the church.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)