theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"

inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

group action - action taken by a group of people

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

convoy - a procession of land vehicles traveling together

caravan, wagon train, train - a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"

cavalcade - a procession of people traveling on horseback

march - a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"

motorcade - a procession of people traveling in motor cars

parade - a ceremonial procession including people marching

cortege - a funeral procession

recessional, recession - the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"

career, life history - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"

march - a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"

clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"

leapfrog - advancing as if in the game of leapfrog