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procession (liturgical)
procession (liturgical). Processions may be festal or penitential. According to W. use they take place before the principal celebration of the Eucharist on festivals; the ancient English use was for processions to be held after Vespers. Processions are sometimes held in the open air as acts of witness, e.g. on Good Friday. Other traditional processions include those on Palm Sunday, the Rogation Days, and Corpus Christi. In the Byzantine rite a procession is prescribed for Vespers on the eves of Sundays and great feasts. There are also processions with the epitaphion on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, and a procession at the beginning of Mattins in the Midnight Easter Vigil. For processions in the Eucharistic Liturgy, see GOSPEL, OFFERTORY (1), and GREAT and LITTLE ENTRANCE.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "procession (liturgical)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "procession (liturgical)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-processionliturgical.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "procession (liturgical)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-processionliturgical.html |
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procession
pro·ces·sion / prəˈseshən/ • n. 1. a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, esp. as part of a ceremony or festival: a funeral procession. ∎ the action of moving forward in such a way: the fully robed civic dignitaries walk in procession. ∎ fig. a relentless succession of people or things: his path was paved by a procession of industry executives. 2. Theol. the emanation of the Holy Spirit. |
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"procession." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "procession." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-procession.html "procession." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-procession.html |
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Procession
Processiona group of people moving in an orderly state; a regular series; sequence or succession of things resembling a procession. See also cortège. Examples : procession of stately aqueducts; of boats, 1839; of tradesman’s tools, 1688. |
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"Procession." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Procession." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301165.html "Procession." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301165.html |
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