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Meaning of RECESSIONAL

Pronunciation:  ree'seshunul

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
  2. [adj]  of or relating to receding
 

RECESSIONAL is a 11 letter word that starts with R.

 

 See Also: anthem, hymn

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*ces"sion*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.

{Recessional hymn}, a hymn sung in a procession returning
   from the choir to the robing room.

 

 

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