processional

[ pruh-sesh-uh-nl ]

/ prəˈsɛʃ ə nl /

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.

Nearby words

process-server, processed cheese, processible, processing tax, procession, processional, processionary, processionary moth, processive, processor, prochein ami

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

Related forms

pro·ces·sion·al·ly, adverbnon·pro·ces·sion·al, adjectiveun·pro·ces·sion·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for processional

As the processional order of the race deteriorated into the chain reaction chaos of an accident, it was compelling viewing.
IndyCar Driver’s Final Moments|Allen St. John|October 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Apparently Ahmadinejad was standing in his processional car, waving to the crowds from the open sunroof.
Ahmadinejad Ducks a Shoe Thrower|Telmah Parsa|March 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We have no flags to honour, no processional march to accompany our dead.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
Although the sound of the projectile, if well directed, will disturb their processional order, it never brings confusion.
Domesticated Animals|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

This form (the reversed heart) is common to both the smaller hand-fans and the larger ceremonial and processional fans.
History of the Fan|George Woolliscroft Rhead
The great Georgian house, set in the heart of this processional bloom, showed the mellow tints of time.
Rose MacLeod|Alice Brown
Bosambo formed his royal procession, but there was no occasion for it, for Bones was in no processional mood.
Bones|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for processional

processional

/ (prəˈsɛʃənəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or suitable for a procession

noun

Christianity

a book containing the prayers, hymns, litanies, and liturgy prescribed for processions
a hymn, litany, etc, used in a procession

Derived Forms

processionally, adverb

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