processionary

/prəˈsɛʃənɛri/

Definition

Definition of processionary - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ceremony

Rare

related to or used in a procession

Rare

The processionary banners were colorful and vibrant.

ceremonial

marching

movement

Rare

moving in a procession-like manner

Rare

The processionary ants marched in a long line.

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marching

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Expressions with processionary

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pine processionary

moth with caterpillars that move in nose-to-tail columns

The pine processionary is common in Mediterranean forests.

processionary caterpillar

larval stage of moths moving in columns

The processionary caterpillar moved in a long line across the path.

Origin of processionary

Latin, processio (procession) + -ary (pertaining to)

Examples of processionary in a sentence

They carried processionary torches during the ceremony.
The processionary caterpillars moved in a single file.
They followed a processionary path through the forest.

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French:processionnel, processionnaire, ...
German:prozessionär, in Prozession, ...
Italian:processionale, in processione, ...
Spanish:de procesión, en procesión, ...
Portuguese:processional, em procissão, ...
Chinese:游行的, 列队行进的, ...
Japanese:行列用の, 行列のような, ...
Arabic:مَوْكَبِيّ, مُتَسَلْسِل, ...
Hebrew:תַּהֲלוּכָתִי, ...
Russian:процессный, процессуальный, ...
Ukrainian:процесійний, парадний, ...
Hindi:जुलूस का, कतारबद्ध, ...
Bengali:মিছিলের, মিছিলের মতো, ...
Catalan:processional, processionari, ...
Czech:procesní, pochodový, ...
Danish:processions-, processionsagtig, ...
Dutch:processie, processieachtig, ...
Greek:τελετουργικός, ...
Hungarian:körmeneti, menetelő, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងក្បួនដង្ហែ, ជាជួរ, ...
Korean:행렬의, 행렬처럼 움직이는, ...
Persian:مراسمی, رژه‌وار, ...
Polish:procesyjny, defiladowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):processional, ...
Romanian:procesional, procesionar, ...
Swedish:processionsmässig, processionsliknande, ...
Thai:ขบวนแห่, เคลื่อนที่เป็นขบวน, ...
Turkish:geçit töreniyle ilgili, alay gibi, ...
Vietnamese:diễu hành, theo đoàn, ...

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