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processional

[ pruh-sesh-uh-nl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
  2. of the nature of a procession; moving in an orderly or regular succession, sequence, or the like.
  3. of a style, design, etc., customarily used in processions:

    processional regalia.

  4. sung or played during a procession, as a hymn, march, etc.


noun

  1. a piece of music, as a hymn or slow march, suitable for accompanying a procession.
  2. a book containing hymns, litanies, etc., for use in religious processions.

processional

/ prəˈsɛʃənəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or suitable for a procession
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. Christianity
    1. a book containing the prayers, hymns, litanies, and liturgy prescribed for processions
    2. a hymn, litany, etc, used in a procession
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • proˈcessionally, adverb
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Other Words From

  • pro·cession·al·ly adverb
  • nonpro·cession·al adjective
  • unpro·cession·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of processional1

1400–50; (noun) late Middle English: service book < Medieval Latin prōcessiōnāle, noun use of neuter of prōcessiōnālis in a procession; (adj.) < Medieval Latin prōcessiōnālis; procession, -al 2, -al 1
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Example Sentences

Now, at last, the show will embark on its pop-royal processional.

An entrance for the players was designed into the midfield so soccer partners could have their processionals.

As the processional order of the race deteriorated into the chain reaction chaos of an accident, it was compelling viewing.

Apparently Ahmadinejad was standing in his processional car, waving to the crowds from the open sunroof.

All around the base of the mound ran a processional road, so that their majesties could drive under the eye of the onlookers.

They did not leave the chapel in processional order, neither did they throw stones and then run, when they took their departure.

And the unceasing processional of strange secret faces wearied the eye and the mind.

There is even a kind of processional Psalm as the wedding party enters the Chapel.

There are nine bays of Sugers processional path, and from them radiate seven apse chapels.

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