Forward Motion vs Procession - What's the Difference?

Forward Motion

Procession

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Definition as Noun
  • the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
  • (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
  • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Examples

  • "processions were forbidden"
  • "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"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Noun