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processional

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pro⋅ces⋅sion⋅al

  [pruh-sesh-uh-nl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a procession.
2. of the nature of a procession; moving in an orderly or regular succession, sequence, or the like.
3. of a style, design, etc., customarily used in processions: processional regalia.
4. sung or played during a procession, as a hymn, march, etc.
–noun
5. a piece of music, as a hymn or slow march, suitable for accompanying a procession.
6. a book containing hymns, litanies, etc., for use in religious processions.
Origin:
1400–50; (n.) late ME: service book < ML prōcessiōnāle, n. use of neut. of prōcessiōnālis in a procession; (adj.) < ML prōcessiōnālis; see procession, -al 2 , -al 1

Related forms:
pro⋅ces⋅sion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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pro·ces·sion·al   (prə-sěsh'ə-nəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or suitable for a procession.
n.  

  1. A book containing the rituals observed during a religious procession.

  2. Music

    1. A piece played or sung when the clergy enter a church at the beginning of a service.

    2. Music intended to be played or sung during a procession.

pro·ces'sion·al·ly adv.
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