- 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"
--1 is a kind of origin, origination, inception
- procession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"
--2 is a kind of group action; collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--2 has particulars:convoy; caravan, train, wagon train; cavalcade; march; motorcade; parade; cortege; recession, recessional - progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion - the act of moving forward toward a goal
--3 is a kind of motion, movement, move
--3 has particulars:push; career, life history; march; plain sailing, clear sailing, easy going; leapfrog Derived form: verb proceed2 - progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion - the act of moving forward toward a goal