Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PROG'RESS, n. [Fr. progrès; Sp. progreso; L. progressus, progredior; pro and gradior, to step or go. See Grade and Degree.]

1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward. A man makes a slow progress or a rapid progress on a journey; a ship makes slow progress against the tide. He watched the progress of the army on its march, or the progress of a star or comet.
2. A moving forward in growth; increase; as, the progress of a plant or animal.
3. Advance in business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of arts.
4. Advance in knowledge; intellectual or moral improvement; proficiency. The student is commended for his progress in learning; the Christian for his progress in virtue and piety.
5. Removal; passage from place to place. From Egypt arts their progress made to Greece. – Denham.
6. A journey of state; a circuit. – Blackstone. Addison.