processional

1 of 2

noun

pro·​ces·​sion·​al prə-ˈsesh-nəl 

-ˈse-shə-nᵊl

1

: a book containing material for a procession

2

: a musical composition (such as a hymn) designed for a procession

3

: a ceremonial procession

processional

2 of 2

adjective

: of, relating to, or moving in a procession

processionally adverb

Examples of processional in a Sentence

Noun

He led a slow processional into the church.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The processional’s route will be posted at a later time. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025

The east-to-west processional from Scone, near Perth, to Oban would have been a journey of about 100 miles and would have involved a great deal of privation. —Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Adjective

This is thought to be the likely processional route of the medieval kings of Scotland on their final journey from Scone Abbey to burial on the island of Iona, cradle of Celtic Christianity. —Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

The processional saunter around Paris on the race’s last day is always so sterile and predictable. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for processional

• compressional
• concessional
• confessional
• congressional
• obsessional
• professional
• recessional
• successional
• interprofessional
• paraprofessional
• semiprofessional
• nonprofessional

Kids Definition

processional

1 of 2 noun

pro·​ces·​sion·​al prə-ˈsesh-nəl 

-ən-ᵊl

: a musical composition (as a hymn) written for a procession

processional

2 of 2 adjective

: of, relating to, or moving in a procession