recessional
pronunciation
How to pronounce recessional in British English:
UK [rɪ'seʃənəl]
How to pronounce recessional in American English:
US [rɪ'seʃənəl]
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- 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
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to receding
Word Origin
- recessional (adj.)
- 1858, from recession + -al (1). As a noun, "hymn sung while the clergy and choir are leaving church," 1864, with -al (2).
Example
- 1. Eu regional technology policy and its inspiration to economic recessional regions in china .
- 2. But the qianlong painting 's relatively deep recessional space is a sign that the chinese artist who made it-scholars are uncertain who that was-had been schooled in perspective by the europeans at court .