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Webster 1913 Edition


Recessional

Re-ces′sion-al

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.
Recessional hymn
,
a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room; a
recessional
.

Definition 2024


recessional

recessional

English

Adjective

recessional (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to recession or withdrawal.
    A recessional hymn is sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.

Noun

recessional (plural recessionals)

  1. Music played during a church recession.