processionistn.
/prəˈsɛʃn̩ɪst/, /prəˈsɛʃənɪst/, U.S. /prəˈsɛʃ(ə)nəst/ A person who takes part in a procession.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > one going in procession
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1821 Times 16 July 3/4 Which are the true sons of St. Crispin—the Processionists or the Anti-Processionists—we really do not know.
1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters xxiv. 511 The processionists had a noble dinner in the head inn.
1889 Sat. Rev. 16 Mar. 305/2 Mr. Booth's processionists and preachers.
1927 Daily Express 26 Mar. 8/5 The Mid-Lent pilgrimage has been revived. The processionists gather at the daughter church at Wool.
1993 V. Seth Suitable Boy (1994) xv. 1144 The mourning of the processionists intermingled with the festive excitement of people buying or selling knick-knacks or holy pictures.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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