'Recessional' definitions:
Definition of 'recessional'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to receding
noun
The withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service [syn: recession, recessional]
noun
A hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
Definition of 'Recessional'
From: GCIDE
- Recessional \Re*ces"sion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal. [1913 Webster]
- Recessional hymn, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room; a recessional. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'recessional'
From: GCIDE
- recessional \re*ces"sion*al\ (r[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n*al), n. a hymn or other piece of music sung or played while a church congregation is leaving a service, or a choir is returning to the cloak room; a recessional hymn. [PJC]