processional

prəˈsɛʃənl̩

Definition

Definition of processional - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

wedding marchmusic played during a procession

The organist played a beautiful processional.

church text

TECH.

book with prayers for processions

TECH.

The priest carried the processional during the ceremony.

service book

Adjective

ceremonysuitable for a ceremonial procession

They wore processional robes for the event.

ceremonial

formal

stately

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Expressions with processional

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processional march

music played during a formal procession

The orchestra played a processional march at the wedding.

Origin of processional

Latin, processio (process) + -alis (related to)

Terms with processional included in their meaning

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pavane

historical dance

slow processional dance popular in Europe during the 16th century

prosodion

ancient hymn

processional hymn in Ancient Greece

Examples of processional in a sentence

A lively processional opened the ceremony.
She opened the processional to the first hymn.
The choir followed the processional during the parade.
The processional music set the tone for the ceremony.
They followed the processional route through the town.

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French:processionnel, cérémonial, ...
German:Prozessionsmusik, feierlich, ...
Italian:musica processionale, cerimoniale, ...
Spanish:marcha procesional, procesional, ...
Portuguese:música processional, processional, ...
Chinese:游行曲, 仪式性的, ...
Japanese:行進曲, 儀式用の, ...
Arabic:موسيقى موكب, مَوْكِبِي, ...
Hebrew:נְעִימַת תַּהֲלוּכָה, תַּהֲלוּכְתִּי, ...
Russian:процессия, церемониальный, ...
Ukrainian:процесійний марш, процесійний, ...
Hindi:जुलूस संगीत, समारोहिक, ...
Bengali:শোভাযাত্রার সঙ্গীত, শোভাযাত্রার, ...
Catalan:processó, processional, ...
Czech:svatební pochod, procesní, ...
Danish:processionsmusik, ceremoniel, ...
Dutch:processiemars, ceremonieel, ...
Greek:πομπική μουσική, τελετουργικός, ...
Hungarian:bevonulási zene, körmeneti, ...
Khmer:បទភ្លេងក្បួនដង្ហែ, សម្រាប់ក្បួនដង្ហែពិធីការ, ...
Korean:행진곡, 의식용, ...
Persian:موسیقی رژه‌ای, تشریفاتی, ...
Polish:muzyka procesyjna, procesyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):música processional, cerimonial, ...
Romanian:imn procesional, procesional, ...
Swedish:processionsmarsch, processions-, ...
Thai:เพลงขบวนแห่, สำหรับขบวนพิธี, ...
Turkish:geçit töreni müziği, tören alayı için uygun, ...
Vietnamese:bản nhạc diễu hành, nghi lễ, ...

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