recessional | ||
1. | [ adjective ] of or relating to receding | |
Related terms: | receding | |
2. | [ noun ] the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service | |
Synonyms: | recession | |
Related terms: | procession | |
3. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw | |
Related terms: | hymn | |
Similar spelling: |
recession recessionary rescission recission reassign |