recessional

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adjective

Of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.

“A recessional hymn is sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.”

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recession
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Meanings

adjectiverecessional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.

    A recessional hymn is sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.

nounrecessional (plural recessionals)

plural recessionals

  1. Music played during a church recession.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

Similar
recession
Broader
procession
Also see
recession

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From recession + -al.

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Cite this entry
APA

recessional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessional

MLA

“recessional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessional. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recessional,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessional.

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