1. (

• emanation ,
• rise ,
• procession

) (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. (

• procession

) the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" ;

3. (

• progress ,
• progression ,
• procession ,
• advance ,
• advancement ,
• forward_motion ,
• onward_motion

) the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) ;