processional
2
7.9
- adjective
- /prəˈsɛʃənl/
- Formal
:
procesional
- But they had persevered, and now Karen sat in the ninth pew, along with Jeffrey, like everyone else waiting for the processional march to begin and hoping for the gasp that accompanied the entrance of a successfully dressed bride.
- processional crosses
- processional relief
Examples
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At the top were the royal palace and fortress, and here, just below, tied to the palace by processional way, was the sacred area.
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Religious objects are ever-present, especially crosses of all shapes and sizes—neck crosses, hand crosses, and processional crosses of bronze, copper, iron, and silver.
Academic text (2009) -
Minnow, you will lead the processional.
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They flank a sort of "processional" leading to the center of the site.
Academic text (2010) -
The processional ends at the reflecting pool at Pine Mountain State Park, where each contestant performs a curtsy before the crowd.
Academic text (2005) -
Once Christianized, this processional event and these saints’ bodies sanctified the spaces through which they moved.
Academic text (2018) -
Priests and deacons emerge from their churches bearing a proud collection of precious icons, sacred manuscripts, and ornate processional crosses, which are used to bless worshippers.
Academic text (2004) -
The orchestra played a beautiful processional as the graduates entered the ceremony.
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During the wedding, a grand processional marked the arrival of the bride and groom.
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The church service featured a solemn processional with ministers marching down the aisle.
Synonyms
60
5.7
Formal and traditional in style, like events with set actions
Antonyms
Compounds
How Ceremonial
- Formal
60
5.7
16
8.5
- Formal
2
7.9
- Formal
63
3.0
208
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
processional = procession (transparent) = process + ion + al
The adjective is a regular suffixal formation from 'procession', and its meaning is directly related to a procession.
Etymology
Processional comes from the Latin verb procedere, which means 'to go forward', and it shares this root with process and proceed. So processional (adjective) describes something used for a formal line of people who 'move forward' in order, like a slow march at a ceremony.