processional
[pruh-sesh-uh-nl]
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adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
of the nature of a procession; moving in an orderly or regular succession, sequence, or the like.
of a style, design, etc., customarily used in processions: processional regalia.
sung or played during a procession, as a hymn, march, etc.
noun
a piece of music, as a hymn or slow march, suitable for accompanying a procession.
a book containing hymns, litanies, etc., for use in religious processions.
Origin of processional
1400–50; (noun) late Middle English: service book < Medieval Latin prōcessiōnāle, noun use of neuter of prōcessiōnālis in a procession; (adj.) < Medieval Latin prōcessiōnālis; see procession, -al2, -al1
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Examples from the Web for processional
Contemporary Examples of processional
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.
Historical Examples of processional
Processional dances were also much in vogue among that people.
A Treatise on the Art of DancingGiovanni-Andrea Gallini
It is also said that in some cases the "Chemins" were used for processional purposes.
Mazes and LabyrinthsW. H. Matthews
Change followed change, but orderly as in processional array.
Pharais and The Mountain LoversFiona Macleod
The Norman choir had two bays with a third for a processional path.
The Cathedrals of Great BritainP. H. Ditchfield
Such had ever been the processional route of the Kings of Alsander.
The King of AlsanderJames Elroy Flecker
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