procession的意思是什么

1. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;

   "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"
   

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

   "processions were forbidden"
   

3. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

1.（走路、骑马、开车等的）队伍，行列
Aprocession is a group of people who are walking, riding, or driving in a line as part of a public event.

e.g. ...a funeralprocession.
出殡的队伍
e.g. ...religious processions.
宗教的队伍

1. A funeral procession filled the street.
   送葬队伍挤满了街道。
2. The students entered the school in procession.
   学生们排队进入学校。

• A procession of wars which had lasted for thirty years.

  出自：W. S. Churchill

• The procession, from Buckingham Palace..to Westminster Abbey.

  出自：S. Weintraub

parade，demonstration，procession

这些名词均含“”之意。

parade多指盛大和正式的，有检阅等活动。

demonstration侧重指的示威性。

procession指举行庆祝活动或盛大仪式时庄严行进的有秩序的队伍或行列。