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PROCESSIONAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does processional mean? 

PROCESSIONAL (noun)
  The noun PROCESSIONAL has 1 sense:

1. religious music used in a processionplay

  Familiarity information: PROCESSIONAL used as a noun is very rare.


PROCESSIONAL (adjective)
  The adjective PROCESSIONAL has 2 senses:

1. intended for use in a processionplay

2. of or relating to or characteristic of a processionplay

  Familiarity information: PROCESSIONAL used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROCESSIONAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Religious music used in a procession

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

processional; prosodion

Hypernyms ("processional" is a kind of...):

church music; religious music (genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies)


PROCESSIONAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Intended for use in a procession

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

processional cross

Pertainym:

procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a procession

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

in good processional order

Pertainym:

procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)


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