1.
[syn: processional, prosodion]
ADJECTIVE (2)
1. intended for use in a procession;
- Example: "processional music"
- Example: "processional cross"
2. of or relating to or characteristic of a procession;
- Example: "in good processional order"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Processional \Pro*ces"sion*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a procession; consisting in a procession.
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The processional services became more frequent.
--Milman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Processional \Pro*ces"sion*al\, n. [F. processionnal, LL.
processionale.]
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1. (R. C. Ch.) A service book relating to ecclesiastical
processions. --J. Gregory.
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2. A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church
procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
processional
adj 1: intended for use in a procession; "processional music";
"processional cross"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of a procession; "in good
processional order"
n 1: religious music used in a procession [syn: processional,
prosodion]