recessional

Plural: recessionals

Noun

• the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
• a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
• Music played during a church recession.

Adjective

• of or relating to receding

Adj

• Of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.

Examples

• A recessional hymn is sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.

Synonyms

recession

Anagrams of recessional