Recessional Definition & Meaning

recessional
adjective
  1. of or relating to receding
noun
  1. the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
  2. a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw

"Recessional" in song lyrics

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